Eòsaph

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish Ioséph, from Latin Iōsēph, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf, literally “may he add”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːs̪əf/

Proper noun

Eòsaph m (genitive/vocative Eòsaiph, diminutive Eòs)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
2. (biblical) Joseph (favorite son of Jacob; husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eòsaph	n-Eòsaph	h-Eòsaph	t-Eòsaph
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.