proper noun · femininethird declension
Sīōn1
Sīōn f sg (genitive Sīōnis)
Classical[ˈsiː.oːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.on]
Meaning
- Zion (a hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sīōn | — |
| genitive | Sīōnis | — |
| dative | Sīōnī | — |
| accusative | Sīōnem | — |
| ablative | Sīōne | — |
| vocative | Sīōn | — |
Sīon, ōnis (or indecl.), m., f., or n.,
I. a hill of Jerusalem, and, by meton., Jerusalem, Prud. Ham. 459; Vulg. Matt. 21, 5:
facta est deserta Sion, id. Isa. 64, 10.Origins
Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor. Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor. Latin Sīōn Borrowed from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).
Descendants
- CatalanSió
- FrenchSion
- RomanianSionfrom French Sion
- ItalianSion
- PortugueseSião
- SpanishSion
- SpanishSión
- EnglishZionfrom Old English Syon
- EnglishSionfrom Old English Syon
- GermanZionfrom Old High German Sion