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English
Etymology
Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzaréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nazareth
- A city in northern Israel.
Translations
a city in northern Israel
Further reading
Anagrams
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
- A neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nazareth n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazareths)
- Nazareth (city in Palestine, modern Israel)
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzaréth, “Nazareth”), probably from the Hebrew נָצְרַת (Nāṣraṯ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nāzareth f (indeclinable)
- 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
Proper noun
Nazareth ?
- Nazareth (an ancient city in modern northern Israel)