Nazareth

English

Etymology

Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzaréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæzəɹəθ/

Proper noun

Nazareth

  1. A city in northern Israel.

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nazareth in 1866. Named after a former farmstead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaː.zaː.rɛt/
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  • Hyphenation: Na‧za‧reth

Proper noun

Nazareth n

  1. A neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːtsaˌʁɛt/
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Proper noun

Nazareth n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazareths)

  1. Nazareth (city in Palestine, modern Israel)

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzaréth, Nazareth), probably from the Hebrew נָצְרַת (Nāṣraṯ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nāzareth f (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative form of Nāzara

References

  • Nāzăreth”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Nazareth in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Nāzareth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑt.sɑ.ret/

Proper noun

Nazareth ?

  1. Nazareth (an ancient city in modern northern Israel)
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