Manasses

See also: manasses

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈnæsɪz/

Proper noun

Manasses

1. Any of several figures mentioned in the Bible. (See Manasses.)

Anagrams

• Maassens

Latin

Alternative forms

• Manasserus

Etymology

From Koine Greek Μανασσῆς (Manassês) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (Mənašše).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maˈnas.seːs/, [mäˈnäs̠ːeːs̠] or IPA^(key): /maˈnas.ses/, [mäˈnäs̠ːɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈnas.ses/, [mäˈnäsːes]

Proper noun

Manassēs or Manasses m sg (variously declined, genitive Manassae or Manassis); first declension, third declension

1. Manasses (one of several biblical characters)
2. a male given name

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Manassēs Manasses
Genitive	Manassae Manassis
Dative	Manassae Manassī
Accusative	Manassēn Manassem
Ablative	Manassē Manasse
Vocative	Manassē Manasses

Descendants

• → Italian: Manasse