Iosias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσίᾱς (Iōsíās), derived from Biblical Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (Yōʾšīyyāhū).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯oːˈsiː.aːs/, [i̯oːˈs̠iːäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /joˈsi.as/, [joˈs̬iːäs]

Proper noun

Iōsīās m sg (genitive Iōsīae); first declension

1. (biblical) Josiah

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iōsīās
Genitive	Iōsīae
Dative	Iōsīae
Accusative	Iōsīān
Ablative	Iōsīā
Vocative	Iōsīā

References

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