Moises
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.
Proper noun edit
Moises (countable and uncountable, plural Moiseses)
- A male given name.
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moises is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Moises is most common among Hispanic/Latino (44.44%), Asian/Pacific Islander (36.71%) and White (11.27%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moises”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 605.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Moises
- (biblical) Moses
- a male given name from Spanish
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.i.seːs/, [ˈmoɪs̠eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.i.ses/, [ˈmɔːis̬es]
Proper noun edit
Moisēs m sg (genitive Moisis); third declension
- Alternative form of Mōsēs
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Moisēs |
Genitive | Moisis |
Dative | Moisī |
Accusative | Moisem |
Ablative | Moise |
Vocative | Moisēs |
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: Moisés
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Moises m
- Moses (Biblical character)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Moises (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)
- (biblical) Moses
- a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Moses
Further reading edit
- “Moises”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018