Iosaphatus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσαφάτ (Iōsaphát), derived from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט‎ (Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i̯oː.saːˈpʰaː.tus/, [i̯oːs̠äːˈpʰäːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /jo.saˈfa.tus/, [jos̬äˈfäːt̪us]

Proper noun

Iōsāphātus m sg (genitive Iōsāphātī); second declension

  1. (biblical) Jehoshaphat

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Iōsāphātus
Genitive Iōsāphātī
Dative Iōsāphātō
Accusative Iōsāphātum
Ablative Iōsāphātō
Vocative Iōsāphāte

Descendants
  • Italian: Giosafat

References
  • “Iosaphatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Iosaphatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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