Jerusalém

See also: Jerusalem, Jérusalem, and Jerúsalem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jerusalen, borrowed from Late Latin Hierūsalēm, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾu.zaˈlẽj̃/ [ʒe.ɾu.zaˈlẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.ɾu.zaˈlɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: Je‧ru‧sa‧lém

Proper noun

Jerusalém f

  1. Jerusalem (a city in Israel and Palestine)
    Synonym: (poetic) Hierosólima

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