betlemita

From Late Latin bēthlehemītēs, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεεμίτης (Bēthleemítēs). By surface analysis, Betlem(me) (“Bethlehem”) +‎ -ita (“-ite”).

• IPA^(key): /be.tleˈmi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: be‧tle‧mì‧ta

betlemita m or f (masculine plural betlemiti, feminine plural betlemite)

1. Bethlehemite (of, from or relating to Bethlehem)

betlemita m or f by sense (masculine plural betlemiti, feminine plural betlemite)

1. Bethlehemite (native or inhabitant of Bethlehem)

• Betlemme

• IPA^(key): /betleˈmita/ [be.t̪leˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: be‧tle‧mi‧ta

betlemita m or f (masculine and feminine plural betlemitas)

1. Bethlehemite (of, from or relating to the city of Bethlehem, Palestine)

betlemita m or f by sense (plural betlemitas)

1. Bethlehemite (native or inhabitant of the city of Bethlehem, Palestine)

• “betlemita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024