Iericho
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hiericūs (Classical Latin)
- Jerīchō, Hierichûs (early modern)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (Yərīḥō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [jɛˈriː.kʰoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [jeˈriː.ko], [ˈjɛː.ri.ko]
Proper noun
Ierīchō f (indeclinable)
Declension
Indeclinable noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ierīchō |
| genitive | Ierīchō |
| dative | Ierīchō |
| accusative | Ierīchō |
| ablative | Ierīchō |
| vocative | Ierīchō |
| locative | Ierīchō |
References
- “Iericho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Iericho”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (Yərīḥō).
Proper noun
Iericho m