Eòsaph
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish Ioséph, from Latin Iōsēph, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf, literally “may he add”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Eòsaph m (genitive/vocative Eòsaiph, diminutive Eòs)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
- (biblical) Joseph (favorite son of Jacob; husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Mutation edit
| 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. | |||