gehenna

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English

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Noun

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gehenna (plural gehennas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna

Czech

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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gehenna f

  1. gehenna (one of various hells in Abrahamic religions)

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna), from the Biblical Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (Ge'henom).

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Noun

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gehenna f (genitive gehennae); first declension

  1. the Hinnom Valley (a valley near Jerusalem where children were immolated for Moloch)
  2. (transferred sense) Gehenna, hell
    • AD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22:
      Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
      But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. ― World English Bible translation

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gehenna gehennae
Genitive gehennae gehennārum
Dative gehennae gehennīs
Accusative gehennam gehennās
Ablative gehennā gehennīs
Vocative gehenna gehennae
Locative gehennae gehennīs

Derived terms

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References

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  • gehenna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gehenna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • gehenna in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈxɛn.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Syllabification: ge‧hen‧na

Noun

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gehenna f

  1. (figuratively) ordeal
    Synonym: męka
  2. (archaic) hell
    Synonym: piekło

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Further reading

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  • gehenna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gehenna in Polish dictionaries at PWN