Сіонъ

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Сионъ (Sionŭ), from Old Church Slavonic Сионъ (Sionŭ), from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).

Proper noun

Сіонъ • (Sionm inan

  1. (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)

Declension

Descendants

  • Belarusian: Сіён (Sijón), Сыён (Syjón)
  • Ukrainian: Сіо́н (Sión)

Russian

Noun

Сіо́нъ • (Siónm inan (genitive Сіо́на, uncountable)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of Сио́н (Sión).

Declension