Pentateuch

English

Etymology
PIE word
*pénkʷe

From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.təˌtjuːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.təˌtuːk/, /ˈpɛn.təˌtʊk/
    Rhymes: -uːk

Proper noun

the Pentateuch

  1. The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Synonyms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pentateuchus, from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.taːˌtœy̯x/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pen‧ta‧teuch

Proper noun

Pentateuch m

  1. Pentateuch (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)
    Synonym: Tora

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: Pentateug
  • → Indonesian: Pentateukh

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛnˈta.tɛwx/
  • Rhymes: -atɛwx
  • Syllabification: Pen‧ta‧teuch

Proper noun

Pentateuch m inan

  1. (Judaism) Pentateuch
    Synonyms: Pięcioksiąg, Tora

Declension
Declension of Pentateuch
singular
nominative Pentateuch
genitive Pentateuchu
dative Pentateuchowi
accusative Pentateuch
instrumental Pentateuchem
locative Pentateuchu
vocative Pentateuchu

Further reading
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