Ionas

See also: Jonas, Jonáš, Jónas, Jónás, and Jônas

Latin

Alternative forms

• Jōnās

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯oː.naːs/, [ˈi̯oːnäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.nas/, [ˈjɔːnäs]

Proper noun

Iōnās m sg (genitive Iōnae); first declension

1. Jonah (Old Testament prophet)
2. Jonah (Book of Jonah)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iōnās
Genitive	Iōnae
Dative	Iōnae
Accusative	Iōnān Iōnam
Ablative	Iōnā
Vocative	Iōnā

References

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

Further reading

• Prophetia Ionae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
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