"Zion" meaning in German

See Zion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Zion.ogg Forms: Zions [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Zion [nominative, singular], Zions [genitive, singular], Zion [dative, singular], Zion [accusative, singular], Sion [alternative]
Etymology: From Old High German Sion, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Initial Z- was influenced by the Ashkenazi pronunciation /t͡s/. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|Sion}} Old High German Sion, {{der|de|la-ecc|Sīōn}} Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, {{der|de|grc-koi|Σῑών}} Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), {{der|de|hbo|צִיּוֹן|tr=ṣiyyôn}} Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Zion m (proper noun, strong, genitive Zions) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  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) Wikipedia link: Ashkenazi Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (place): Places in Israel, Places in Jerusalem, Places in Palestine Synonyms: Berg Zion (alt: Berg Sion), Zionsberg (alt: Sionsberg) Derived forms: Zionismus, Zionist, Zionit

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "sh",
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      "word": "Cìon"
    },
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    }
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    }
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      "form": "Zions",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Zion",
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    {
      "form": "Zions",
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      "form": "Zion",
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    },
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      "form": "Zion",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        },
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          "name": "Mountains",
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Places in Israel",
          "orig": "de:Places in Israel",
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        },
        {
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        {
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          "parents": [
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          "word": "Zionismus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zionist"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zionit"
        }
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        [
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        }
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "Zions",
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      "form": "Zion",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "Zion",
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      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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        "de:Hills",
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  "synonyms": [
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      "alt": "Berg Sion",
      "word": "Berg Zion"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Sionsberg",
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    }
  ],
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}

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