Iericho

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Hiericūs (Classical Latin)
Jerīchō, Hierichûs (early modern)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (Yərīḥō).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯eˈriː.kʰoː/, [i̯ɛˈriːkʰoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jeˈri.ko/, [jeˈriːko] or IPA^(key): /ˈje.ri.ko/, [ˈjɛːriko]

Proper noun[edit]

Ierīchō f (indeclinable)

Jericho

Declension[edit]

Indeclinable noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ierīchō
Genitive	Ierīchō
Dative	Ierīchō
Accusative	Ierīchō
Ablative	Ierīchō
Vocative	Ierīchō
Locative	Ierīchō

References[edit]

“Iericho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Iericho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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