gehenna

See also: Gehenna

English

Noun

gehenna (plural gehennas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna

Czech

Alternative forms

Proper noun

gehenna f

  1. gehenna (one of various hells in Abrahamic religions)

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna), from the Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom).

Pronunciation

Noun

gehenna f (genitive gehennae); first declension

  1. the Hinnom Valley (a valley near Jerusalem where children were immolated for Moloch)
  2. (transferred sense) Gehenna, hell
    • AD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22:
      Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
      But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. ― World English Bible translation

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gehenna gehennae
Genitive gehennae gehennārum
Dative gehennae gehennīs
Accusative gehennam gehennās
Ablative gehennā gehennīs
Vocative gehenna gehennae
Locative gehennae gehennīs

Derived terms

  • gehennālis

References

  • gehenna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gehenna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Further reading


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈxɛn.na/

Noun

gehenna f

  1. (figuratively) ordeal
    Synonym: męka
  2. (archaic) hell
    Synonym: piekło

Declension

Further reading

  • gehenna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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