Jonáš
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yonáh, literally “dove”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jonáš m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jonas
- a male surname transferred from the given name
- (religion) Jonas
Declension
Further reading
- “Jonáš”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Jonáš”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Jonáš”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
- “Jonáš” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yonáh, literally “dove”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jonáš m pers
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jonas
- a male surname transferred from the given name
- (religion) Jonas
Declension
Declension of Jonáš
Further reading
- “Jonáš”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024