Iosephus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Iōsēpphus (Vulgate spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i̯oːˈseː.pʰus/, [i̯oːˈs̠eːpʰʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /joˈse.fus/, [joˈs̬ɛːfus]
  • Hyphenation: Io‧se‧phus

Proper noun

Iōsēphus m (genitive Iōsēphī); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Franco-Provençal: Jóusè
  • Emilian: Giüsèpp, Giuśèpe, Iuśêf
  • Italo-Dalmatian
    • Corsican: Ghjaseppu
    • Italian: Giuseppe
    • Sicilian: Giuseppi
      • Maltese: Ġużeppi
  • French: José
  • Old Occitan:
  • Romansch: Giusep, Gisep
  • Venetian: Juxepe
  • West Iberian
Borrowings

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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