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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Iōsēphus m (genitive Iōsēphī); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Iōsēphus Iōsēphī
genitive Iōsēphī Iōsēphōrum
dative Iōsēphō Iōsēphīs
accusative Iōsēphum Iōsēphōs
ablative Iōsēphō Iōsēphīs
vocative Iōsēphe Iōsēphī

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References

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  • Iosephus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Iosephus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.