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/
  • 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

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaːz.za.retʰ/, [ˈnäːz̪d̪͡z̪ärɛt̪ʰ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnad.d͡za.ret/, [ˈnäd̪ː͡z̪äret̪]

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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