Iarúsailéim
Irish
Etymology
From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).
Proper noun
Iarúsailéim f (genitive Iarúsailéim)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Related terms
- Iosrael (“Israel”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Iarúsailéim | nIarúsailéim | hIarúsailéim | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Iarúsailéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Iarúsailéim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Iarúsailéim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.