Iosephus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף‎ (yoséf).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /joːˈseː.pʰus/, [joːˈseː.pʰʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /joˈse.fus/, [joˈzeː.fus]

Proper noun

Iōsēphus m (genitive Iōsēphī); second declension

A male given name equivalent to Joseph.

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Iōsēphus	Iōsēphī
Genitive	Iōsēphī	Iōsēphōrum
Dative	Iōsēphō	Iōsēphīs
Accusative	Iōsēphum	Iōsēphōs
Ablative	Iōsēphō	Iōsēphīs
Vocative	Iōsēphe	Iōsēphī

Descendants

Asturian: Xosé
Catalan: Josep
Galician: Xosé
German: Josef, Joseph
French: Joseph

Irish: Iósaf, Iósaef
Italian: Giuseppe
Polish: Józef
Portuguese: José
Spanish: José

References

Iosephus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Iosephus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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