Josif

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph) (not from Latin Iosephus), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēṗ, “(God) shall add”).

Pronunciation

  • (Montenegro) IPA(key): /jǒsip/
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧sif

Proper noun

Jòsif m anim (Cyrillic spelling Јо̀сиф)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
  2. (chiefly Montenegro) a male given name

Declension

Declension of Josif
singular
nominative Josif
genitive Josifa
dative Josifu
accusative Josifa
vocative Josife
locative Josifu
instrumental Josifom

Further reading

  • “Josif”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025
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