Jesu

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See also: jesu, JEsu, and Jésû

English

Etymology

From Middle English Jesu, from the vocative (and genitive, etc) form Jēsū of Latin Jēsūs, and also reflective of the vocative (and genitive, etc) form Ἰησοῦ (Iēsoû) of Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs). Gradually displaced as the normal form by Jesus in the Middle English and Early Modern English period, but retained or restored especially in a few religious texts on the model of Latin and Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiː.zuː/, /ˈd͡ʒiː.suː/, /ˈd͡ʒiː.ʒuː/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.zuː/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.suː/, /ˈjeɪ.zuː/, /ˈjeɪ.suː/

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. (poetic, archaic) Jesus
    • S. Baring-Gould
      Jesu, give the weary / Calm and sweet repose.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Jesu.

Usage notes

Mostly used in direct address, where the vocative in Latin or Greek would be used.

References

  1. ^ “Jesu”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “Jesu”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present., “Jesus”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Jesu”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. (Christianity) genitive of Jesus
  2. (Christianity) vocative of Jesus

Usage notes

Non-mandatory -- the form Jesus may be used in all grammatical contexts.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːzu/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. genitive/dative/vocative of Jesus
  2. ablative of Jesus (if adopted)

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jēsū

  1. genitive/dative/ablative/vocative singular of Jēsūs

Lombard

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Iesus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. (Old Lombard) Jesus
    • c. 1270, Pietro de Barsegapé, Sermon divin:
      Jesu Crist filiol de gloria,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1274, Bonvesin de la Riva, Libro de Tre Scrigiure:
      In nom de Jesu Crist, e sancta Maria
      In the name of Jesus Christ, and Saint Mary

Descendants

  • Lombard: Gesù

Norwegian

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. genitive of Jesus
  2. (archaic) vocative of Jesus

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע (y'hoshúa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ

Descendants

Further reading

Swedish

Proper noun

Jesu

  1. genitive of Jesus
    Synonym: Jesus
  2. (dated) vocative of Jesus

Yoruba

Etymology

From English Jesus

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jésù

  1. Jesus
  2. a common prefix in names used by Christians

Derived terms

  • Jésùbíyìí (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus gave birth to this child"”)
  • Jésùdùnsìn (“a Yoruba name meaning "It is sweet to serve Jesus"”)
  • Jésùlọlá (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus is honor"”)
  • Jésùṣọlá (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus has made honor"”)
  • Jésùtọ́lá (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus is worthy of honor"”)
  • Jésùtófúnmi (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus is enough for me"”)
  • Jésùtómi (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus is enough for me."”)
  • Jésùtósìn (“a Yoruba name meaning "Jesus is worthy of being worshipped"”)
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