Iosue
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa'). Cognate with Iēsūs, itself through Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [i.ɔˈsuː.ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.oˈs̬uː.e]
Proper noun
Iosūe m sg (genitive Iosūe or Iosūae); indeclinable, variously declined, first declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
- Joshua (biblical character)
- the Book of Joshua
Declension
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iosūe |
| genitive | Iosūe Iosūae |
| dative | Iosūe Iosūae |
| accusative | Iosūe Iosūam |
| ablative | Iosūe Iosūā |
| vocative | Iosūe Iosūa |
Descendants
- → Italian: Giosuè
- → Basque: Josue
- → French: Josué
- → Maltese: Ġożwè
- → German: Josua
- → Old English: Iosūe
Further reading
- “Iosue”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Iosue in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Iosue, cognate with English Joshua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjo.suː.e/, [ˈjo.zuː.e]
Proper noun
Iosūe m