Iosephus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /joːˈseː.pʰus/, [joːˈs̠eː.pʰʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /joˈse.fus/, [jɔˈzɛː.fus]

Proper noun

Iōsēphus m (genitive Iōsēphī); second declension

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Joseph.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Iōsēphus	Iōsēphī
Genitive	Iōsēphī	Iōsēphōrum
Dative	Iōsēphō	Iōsēphīs
Accusative	Iōsēphum	Iōsēphōs
Ablative	Iōsēphō	Iōsēphīs
Vocative	Iōsēphe	Iōsēphī

Derived terms

• Iōsēphopolis

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: Jóusè
• Emilian: Giüsèpp, Giuśèpe, Iuśêf
• Italo-Dalmatian
  • Corsican: Ghjaseppu
  • Italian: Giuseppe
  • Sicilian: Giuseppi
    • → Maltese: Ġużeppi
• French: José
• Old Occitan: [Term?]
  • Catalan: Josep
  • Occitan: Josèp
• Romansch: Giusep, Gisep
• Venetian: Juxepe
• West Iberian
  • Asturian: Xosé
  • Old Portuguese: Josef
    • Portuguese: José
    • Galician: Xosé
  • Spanish: José

Borrowings

• Albanian: Jozef, Josef
• Basque: Joseba
• Breton: Jozeb
• Cimbrian: Josef, Sèpp
• Czech: Josef
• Danish: Josef
• Dutch: Jozef
  • Afrikaans: Josef, Joesoef
• English: Joseph
  • Maori: Hohepa
• Estonian: Joosep
• Faroese: Jósef
• Finnish: Jooseppi, Juokka
• Old French: Joseph
  • French: Joseph
  • Walloon: Djôzef
  • → Irish: Seosamh
• German: Josef, Joseph
• Hungarian: József
  • ⇒ Hungarian: Jóska (diminutive)
    • German: Joschka
• Icelandic: Jósef
• Irish: Iósaf, Iósaef
• Latvian: Jāzeps
• Lithuanian: Juozapas
• Polish: Józef
• Scottish Gaelic: Seòsaidh
• Slovak: Jozef
• Slovene: Jožef
• Swedish: Josef
• Upper Sorbian: Józef
• Vilamovian: Juza
• Welsh: Joseff
• West Frisian: Joazef

References

• 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