Syjon

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.jɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘjɔn
  • Syllabification: Sy‧jon

Proper noun

Syjon m inan (related adjective syjoński)

  1. (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)
  2. (figuratively) Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
    Synonym: Jerozolima

Declension

Declension of Syjon
singular
nominative Syjon
genitive Syjonu
dative Syjonowi
accusative Syjon
instrumental Syjonem
locative Syjonie
vocative Syjonie

Derived terms

nouns
adjective

Further reading

  • Syjon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Syjon in PWN's encyclopedia
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