Íosa

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See also: iosa and Ìosa

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Íssu, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yĕšuaʿ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Íosa m (genitive Íosa)

  1. (biblical, Christianity) Jesus

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Íosa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Íosa nÍosa hÍosa tÍosa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 57, page 14; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 145

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