proper noun · femininevariously declined, first declension, second declension
Hierosolyma
Hierosolyma f or n (genitive Hierosolymae or Hierosolymōrum)
Classical[hi.ɛ.rɔˈsɔ.ly.ma]Ecclesiastical[i.e.roˈs̬ɔː.li.ma]
Meaning
- Jerusalem
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hierosolyma | Hierosolyma |
| genitive | Hierosolymae | Hierosolymōrum |
| dative | Hierosolymae | Hierosolymīs |
| accusative | Hierosolymam | Hierosolyma |
| ablative | Hierosolymā | Hierosolymīs |
| vocative | Hierosolyma | Hierosolyma |
| locative | Hierosolymae | Hierosolymīs |
Hĭĕrŏsŏlўma, ōrum, n. (secondary forms;
I. v. infra), = Ἱεροσόλυμα, the city of Jerusalem, in Palestine, Plin. 5, 14, 15, § 70; Cic. Fl. 28, 67 sq.; Tac. H. 2, 4; 5, 1; 8; 9; Suet. Ner. 40; id. Tit. 5; Flor. 3, 5, 30.— Also, fem. acc.: Hĭĕrŏsŏlўmam, Flor. 3, 5, 30; cf. Vulg. Matt. 16, 21; Marc. 10, 32 sq.; Lact. Epit. 46, 7.—In neutr.: Hiĕrū^-sălem, Prud. Psych. 811; Lact. de Pass. Chr. 25; and in many other eccl. fathers. —Also abbrev.: Sŏlўma, ōrum, n., Mart. 11, 65, 5, acc. to Tac.;
so called from the Solymi, a people of Lycia, Tac. H. 5, 2 fin.; cf. Plin. 5, 27, 24, § 94.—II. Derivv.
A. Hĭĕrŏsŏlўmārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Jerusalem; a surname given to Pompey after taking Jerusalem:
ut sciat hic noster Hierosolymarius traductor ad plebem, Cic. Att. 2, 9, 1.—B. Hĭĕrŏsŏ-lўmītānus, a, um, adj., of Jerusalem: regnum, Aug. Civ. Dei, 17, 21.—Sŏlў-mus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Jerusalem:
leges, i. e. of the Jews, Juv. 6, 544.Origins
From Ancient Greek Ῐ̔εροσόλῠμᾰ (Hĭerosólŭmă), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim) (influenced by Ancient Greek ῐ̔ερός (hĭerós, “sacred, holy”) and Ancient Greek Σόλυμα (Sóluma, “Mt. Solyma”)
Descendants
- PolishJerozolima