Józef

See also: Jozef and Jožef

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.zɛf/

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• Rhymes: -uzɛf
• Syllabification: Jó‧zef

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Iōsēphus.

Proper noun

Józef m pers (female equivalent Józefa or Józefina, diminutive Józek or Józio or Ziutek)

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Joseph
2. (biblical, Christianity) Joseph (husband of Virgin Mary)

Declension

Declension of Józef

	singular	plural
nominative	Józef	Józefowie/Józefy (deprecative)
genitive	Józefa	Józefów
dative	Józefowi	Józefom
accusative	Józefa	Józefów
instrumental	Józefem	Józefami
locative	Józefie	Józefach
vocative	Józefie	Józefowie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Józef f

1. genitive plural of Józefa

Further reading

• Józef in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Józef in PWN's encyclopedia