Joscha

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Germanized spelling of Hungarian Józsa, itself an affectionate form of József.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɔʃa]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧scha

Proper noun[edit]

Joscha m (proper noun, strong, genitive Joschas, plural Joschas)

  1. a male given name from Hungarian, equivalent to English Joseph
Declension[edit]
Declension of Joscha [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Joscha die Joschas
genitive eines des Joschas der Joschas
dative einem dem Joscha den Joschas
accusative einen den Joscha die Joschas

Etymology 2[edit]

From Biblical Hebrew יֹושָׁ֖ה (yōšāh, “Yahweh is a gift”). Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:34 (Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoːʃa]
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧scha
This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Proper noun[edit]

Joscha m (proper noun, strong, genitive Joschas, plural Joschas)

  1. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Joshah
Declension[edit]
Declension of Joscha [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Joscha die Joschas
genitive eines des Joschas der Joschas
dative einem dem Joscha den Joschas
accusative einen den Joscha die Joschas

References[edit]

  • “¹Joscha” and “²Joscha” in Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim (2016) Duden, Lexikon der Vornamen: Herkunft, Bedeutung und Gebrauch von über 8 000 Vornamen‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Bibliographisches Institut, →ISBN.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Joscha&oldid=78715117"