Сионъ
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- Сіонъ (Sionŭ), Сиѡнъ (Sionŭ), Сіѡнъ (Sionŭ)
- Ⱄⰻⱁⱀⱏ (Sionŭ) — Glagolitic
Etymology
From Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).
Proper noun
Сионъ • (Sionŭ) m
- (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
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| nominative | Сионъ Sionŭ |
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| genitive | Сиона Siona |
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| dative | Сионоу Sionu |
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| accusative | Сионъ Sionŭ |
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| instrumental | Сиономъ Sionomŭ |
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| locative | Сионѣ Sioně |
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| vocative | Сионе Sione |
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Related terms
- сионовъ (sionovŭ)
- сион҄ь (sionʹĭ)
- сионьскъ (sionĭskŭ)
Descendants
- Bulgarian: Сио́н (Sión)
- Macedonian: Сио́н (Sión)
- → Old East Slavic: Сионъ (Sionŭ)
- → Serbo-Croatian: Sìōn, Сѝо̄н
Further reading
- “сионъ”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025
Old East Slavic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Сионъ (Sionŭ), from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈɔnʊ/→/sʲiˈɔnʊ/→/sʲiˈɔːn/
Proper noun
Сионъ (Sionŭ) m
- (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Сионъ Sionŭ |
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| genitive | Сиона Siona |
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| dative | Сиону Sionu |
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| accusative | Сионъ Sionŭ |
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| instrumental | Сионъмь Sionŭmĭ |
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| locative | Сионѣ Sioně |
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| vocative | Сионе Sione |
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Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: Сіонъ (Sion)
- Russian: Сио́н (Sión), Сіо́нъ (Sión), (uncommon) Сио́нъ (Sión) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- → Kazakh: Сион (Sion)
Russian
Noun
Сио́нъ • (Sión) m inan (genitive Сио́на, uncountable)
- Pre-1918 spelling of Сио́н (Sión).