Betlejem

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Bēthleëm, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בּית לחם‎ (bet léchem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛtˈlɛ.jɛm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjɛm
  • Syllabification: Bet‧le‧jem

Proper noun

Betlejem n (indeclinable)

  1. Bethlehem (a city in Palestine)

Derived terms
adjective

Further reading
  • Betlejem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Betlejem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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