Bethlehemum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בּית לחם (bet léchem). The Ancient Greek etymon and all the other forms of this word are indeclinable; Bēthlehēmum was adapted to decline as a neuter proper noun of the second declension.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beːtʰ.leˈheː.mum/, [beːtʰ.leˈheː.mũ]
Proper noun
Bēthlehēmum n (genitive Bēthlehēmī); second declension
- Bethlehem (a town of the tribe of Judah, the birthplace of David and of Christ, now Bēt Laḥm)
Declension
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bēthlehēmum |
| genitive | Bēthlehēmī |
| dative | Bēthlehēmō |
| accusative | Bēthlehēmum |
| ablative | Bēthlehēmō |
| vocative | Bēthlehēmum |
| locative | Bēthlehēmī |
Synonyms
- (Bethlehem): Ephrāta
Derived terms
References
- Bēthlĕhēmum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Further reading
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