Íosa

See also: iosa and Ìosa

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Íssu, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yĕšuaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːsˠə/

Proper noun

Íosa m (genitive Íosa)

1. (biblical, Christianity) Jesus

Derived terms

• Íosánach
• Mac Gille Íosa

Mutation

Mutated forms of Íosa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Íosa	nÍosa	hÍosa	tÍosa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Íosa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Íosa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Íosa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025