Вифлеем

Russian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”). Doublet of бедлам (bedlam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪflʲɪˈjem]

Proper noun

Вифлее́м • (Viflejém) m inan (genitive Вифлее́ма)

  1. Bethlehem (a city in Palestine)

Declension

Declension of Вифлее́м (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Вифлее́м
Viflejém
genitive Вифлее́ма
Viflejéma
dative Вифлее́му
Viflejému
accusative Вифлее́м
Viflejém
instrumental Вифлее́мом
Viflejémom
prepositional Вифлее́ме
Viflejéme
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