How do you pronounce gerasene?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/.

gerasene

/ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Ger-a-sene
IPA: /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/

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Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to Gerasa

noun

A native or inhabitant of Gerasa

Example Sentences

"And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way."

Etymology

From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa). By surface analysis, Gerasa + -ene.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Gerasēnus, Γερασηνός

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/

Inflected Forms

Gergesene (alternative) Gerasenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Gerasena