Joosef

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːsef/, [ˈjo̞ːs̠e̞f]
• Rhymes: -oːsef
• Syllabification^(key): Joo‧sef
• Hyphenation^(key): Joo‧sef

Proper noun

Joosef

1. (biblical) Joseph
2. (rare as a first name) a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Joosef (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Joosef	—
genitive		Joosefin	—
partitive		Joosefia	—
illative		Joosefiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Joosef	—
accusative	nom.	Joosef	—
	gen.	Joosefin
genitive		Joosefin	—
partitive		Joosefia	—
inessive		Joosefissa	—
elative		Joosefista	—
illative		Joosefiin	—
adessive		Joosefilla	—
ablative		Joosefilta	—
allative		Joosefille	—
essive		Joosefina	—
translative		Joosefiksi	—
abessive		Joosefitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Joosef (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Joosefini — accusative nom. Joosefini — gen. Joosefini genitive Joosefini — partitive Joosefiani — inessive Joosefissani — elative Joosefistani — illative Joosefiini — adessive Joosefillani — ablative Joosefiltani — allative Joosefilleni — essive Joosefinani — translative Joosefikseni — abessive Joosefittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Joosefisi — accusative nom. Joosefisi — gen. Joosefisi genitive Joosefisi — partitive Joosefiasi — inessive Joosefissasi — elative Joosefistasi — illative Joosefiisi — adessive Joosefillasi — ablative Joosefiltasi — allative Joosefillesi — essive Joosefinasi — translative Joosefiksesi — abessive Joosefittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Joosefimme — accusative nom. Joosefimme — gen. Joosefimme genitive Joosefimme — partitive Joosefiamme — inessive Joosefissamme — elative Joosefistamme — illative Joosefiimme — adessive Joosefillamme — ablative Joosefiltamme — allative Joosefillemme — essive Joosefinamme — translative Joosefiksemme — abessive Joosefittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Joosefinne — accusative nom. Joosefinne — gen. Joosefinne genitive Joosefinne — partitive Joosefianne — inessive Joosefissanne — elative Joosefistanne — illative Joosefiinne — adessive Joosefillanne — ablative Joosefiltanne — allative Joosefillenne — essive Joosefinanne — translative Joosefiksenne — abessive Joosefittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Joosefinsa — accusative nom. Joosefinsa — gen. Joosefinsa genitive Joosefinsa — partitive Joosefiaan Joosefiansa — inessive Joosefissaan Joosefissansa — elative Joosefistaan Joosefistansa — illative Joosefiinsa — adessive Joosefillaan Joosefillansa — ablative Joosefiltaan Joosefiltansa — allative Joosefilleen Joosefillensa — essive Joosefinaan Joosefinansa — translative Joosefikseen Joosefiksensa — abessive Joosefittaan Joosefittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Related terms

• given name forms: Jooseppi, Juuso, Josefiina

Statistics

• The given name Joosef belongs to 32 male individuals (and as a middle name to 78 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.