Hierosolyma
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hierosolymae (-arum, f) (New Latin)
- Hierusalem (Late Latin)
- Jerusalem (n, indecl.)
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma), from the Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim) (influenced by Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hi.e.roˈso.ly.ma/, [hi.ɛ.rɔˈsɔ.lʏ.ma]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.e.roˈso.li.ma/, [i.e.roˈsoː.li.ma]
Proper noun
Hierosolyma n pl (genitive Hierosolymōrum); second declension
- Jerusalem
Declension
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hierosolyma |
| Genitive | Hierosolymōrum |
| Dative | Hierosolymīs |
| Accusative | Hierosolyma |
| Ablative | Hierosolymīs |
| Vocative | Hierosolyma |
| Locative | Hierosolymīs |
Proper noun
Hierosolyma f (genitive Hierosolymae); first declension
- Jerusalem
Derived terms
- hierosolymītānus
References
- Hierosolyma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hierosolyma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette