Capharnaum
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καφαρνᾱούμ (Kapharnāoúm), from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kfar nakhum, “Nahum's village”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ka.pʰarˈnaː.um/, [käpʰärˈnäːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.farˈna.um/, [käfärˈnäːum]
Proper noun
Capharnāum f (indeclinable)
Descendants
- French: Capernaüm, capharnaüm
- Italian: Cafarnao