Jesús

See also: Jesus, JEsus, Jésus, and Jèsus

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע (yeshúa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒəˈzus]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒeˈzus]
• Hyphenation: Je‧sús

Proper noun

Jesús m

1. Jesus

Related terms

• jesuat
• jesuïta

Interjection

Jesús

1. bless you, gesundheit (said after a sneeze)

Further reading

• “Jesús”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːsu(ː)s/

Proper noun

Jesús m (proper noun, genitive singular Jesú)

1. Jesus

Declension

Declension of Jesús (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Jesús
accusative	Jesú, Jesúm1
dative	Jesú
genitive	Jesú

¹Archaic or Biblical.

Note: this declension, highly irregular and unique in Icelandic, is taken directly from the Latin declension (see the Latin entry Iēsūs). Originally, the accusative was always Jesúm, but in recent times it is more commonly Jesú, under influence from the other case forms. Also note the distinct vocative form, Jesú, whereas for other Icelandic words the nominative form is normally used in vocative constructions.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע (yēšūaʿ). The peculiar use of Jesús as a given name, unusual in most other traditionally Christian societies, has been ascribed to Arabic influence, in the sense that Christians during the Arab reign in Muslim Spain were influenced by the Muslim use of مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “Muhammad”). Cognate with Sicilian Gisuzzu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈsus/ [xeˈsus]
• IPA^(key): /ʃeˈsus/ [ʃeˈsus] (Early Modern Spanish)
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: Je‧sús

Interjection

Jesús

1. bless you, gesundheit (said after a sneeze) (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

   Synonym: salud

Proper noun

Jesús m

1. (Christianity) Jesus
   • 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Marcos 1:9

     Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Jesús vino de Nazaret de Galilea, y fué bautizado por Juan en el Jordán.

     And it happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

2. a male given name, mainly popular in Mexico and the Spanish-speaking USA

Derived terms

Diminutives

• Chuy
• Suso

• en un decir Jesús
• Jesús, María y José
• niño Jesús

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Hesus
• → Hiligaynon: Hesus
• → Guaraní: Hesu
• → Tagalog: Hesus, Sisos

Further reading

• “Jesús”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10