Zacharias
See also: Zachariáš
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías), the New Testament form of the figure's name in the Old Testament, Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”). Compare Zachariah and Zechariah.
Proper noun edit
Zacharias
- Alternative form of Zechariah
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Translations edit
Zechariah — see Zechariah
male given name — see Zachary
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Zacharias
- a male given name, variant of Zakarias
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Zacharias m
- Zacharias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Zacchariās (Vulgate spelling)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā́).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zaˈkʰa.ri.aːs/, [d̪͡z̪äˈkʰäriäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zaˈka.ri.as/, [d̪͡z̪äˈkäːriäs]
Proper noun edit
Zachariās m sg (genitive Zachariae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zachariās |
| Genitive | Zachariae |
| Dative | Zachariae |
| Accusative | Zachariān |
| Ablative | Zachariā |
| Vocative | Zachariā |
References edit
- “Zacharias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Zacharias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.