Iosaphatus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσαφάτ (Iōsaphát), derived from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Iōsāphātus m sg (genitive Iōsāphātī); second declension

  1. (biblical) Jehoshaphat

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Iōsāphātus
genitive Iōsāphātī
dative Iōsāphātō
accusative Iōsāphātum
ablative Iōsāphātō
vocative Iōsāphāte

Descendants

  • Italian: Giosafat

References

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