Caersalem

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === Jeriwsalem, Jerwsalem, (literary) Caerusalem, (ancient) Caerussalem === Etymology === Phono-semantic matching of Ecclesiastical Latin Ierusalem, By surface analysis includes caer (“castle, fort”), a common element in Welsh placenames. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /keɨ̯rˈsalɛm/ === Proper noun === Caersalem f Jerusalem (A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital cities of both Israel and Palestine) ==== Derived terms ==== berwr Caersalem (“London rocket”) Caersalem byrth (“gates of Jerusalem”) derw Caersalem (“oaks of Jerusalem”) marchysgall Caersalem (“Jerusalem artichokes”) saets Caersalem (“Jerusalem sage”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Caersalem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies