Nazaräer

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), but respelled to preserve the Hebrew/Aramaic root נזר / נזר.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /natsəˈʁeːəʁ/, [natsəˈʁeːɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Na‧za‧rä‧er

Proper noun

Nazaräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazaräers)

  1. an epithet of Jesus

Declension

Declension of Nazaräer [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Nazaräer
genitive eines des Nazaräers
dative einem dem Nazaräer
accusative einen den Nazaräer

Noun

Nazaräer m (strong, genitive Nazaräers, plural Nazaräer, feminine Nazaräerin)

  1. (Christianity) Nazarene (an early-first-millennium term for a Christian)
  2. (Christianity, Judaism) Nazarene (a member of an early sect of Judaeo-Christians, who regarded Jesus as the Messiah, but who continued to observe the Law of Moses and who rejected the canonical gospels in favour of the Gospel of the Hebrews)

Declension

Declension of Nazaräer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nazaräer die Nazaräer
genitive eines des Nazaräers der Nazaräer
dative einem dem Nazaräer den Nazaräern
accusative einen den Nazaräer die Nazaräer

References

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