Iericho

Latin

Alternative forms

Jerīchō

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ‎ (yərīḥō).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /jeˈriː.kʰoː/, [jɛˈriː.kʰoː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jeˈri.ko/, [jeˈriː.ko]

Proper noun

Ierīchō f (indeclinable)

Jericho

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

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