Bethlehemum
Latin
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.ɫɛˈheː.mũː]
Proper noun
Bēthlehēmum n sg (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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