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Albanian
Etymology
From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (“(God) shall add”). Doublet of Albanian Jozef (“Joseph”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Josef m (definite Josefi)
- Joseph, son of Jacob (Biblical character)
- Joseph, father of Jesus of Nazareth (Biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
- christian equivalent of muslim name Jusuf (“Joseph”)
Declension
Derived terms
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Josef m anim
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
- a male surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Declension of Josef (hard masculine animate)
Further reading
- “Josef”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Danish
Proper noun
Josef
- (biblical) Joseph.
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
German
Etymology
Latin Josephus and/or Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoːzɛf/, /ˈjoːzəf/, /ˈjoːˌzeːf/ (roughly in this order of frequency)
Proper noun
Josef m (proper noun, strong, genitive Josefs)
- (biblical) Joseph
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
Norwegian
Proper noun
Josef
- (biblical) Joseph.
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
Swedish
Proper noun
Josef c (genitive Josefs)
- (biblical) Joseph.
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Josef.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /hoˈsef/
- IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /hoˈsep/
- Rhymes: -ef, (more native-sounding) -ep
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒosef/ (English influence)
- IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈd͡ʒosep/ (English influence), (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /ˈdjosep/ (English influence)
- Rhymes: -osef (English influence), -osep
- IPA(key): /kuˈsep/ (obsolete)
- Syllabification: Jo‧sef
Proper noun
Joséf (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔)
- a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English Ioseph.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Josef
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 1-2:Adh Sankt Josef's die, adh a patroon o' Kilmoor, Jameen Qougeely was ee-pealthe.- At St. Joseph's-day, at the patron of Kilmore, James Cagley was beaten.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 49