Iosephus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯oːˈseː.pʰus/, [i̯oːˈs̠eːpʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /joˈse.fus/, [joˈs̬ɛːfus]

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

Descendants

• Asturian: Xosé
• Catalan: Josep
• Galician: Xosé
• German: Josef, Joseph
• French: Joseph

• Irish: Iósaf, Iósaef
• Italian: Giuseppe
• Polish: Józef
• Portuguese: José
• Spanish: José

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.