Capharnaum
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See also: capharnaum and capharnaüm
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καφαρνᾱούμ (Kapharnāoúm), from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kfar nakhum, “Nahum's village”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.pʰarˈnaː.um/, [käpʰärˈnäːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.farˈna.um/, [käfärˈnäːum]
Proper noun[edit]
Capharnāum f (indeclinable) or Capharnāum n sg (genitive Capharnāī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Indeclinable noun or second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Capharnāum |
| Genitive | Capharnāum Capharnāī |
| Dative | Capharnāum Capharnāō |
| Accusative | Capharnāum |
| Ablative | Capharnāum Capharnāō |
| Vocative | Capharnāum |
| Locative | Capharnāum Capharnāī |
Descendants[edit]
- French: Capernaüm, capharnaüm
- Italian: Cafarnao
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