Moses
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English
Etymology
From Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Further etymology is unclear, but it is sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian
(msj, “to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘ is the one who bore him’; or, alternatively, contains Egyptian
(mw, “water”).
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Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊzɪs/, /ˈməʊzɪz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊzəz/, /ˈmoʊzəs/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊzɪz, -əʊzɪs
Proper noun
Moses
- (biblical) The pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Exodus 19:20, column 1:
- And the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moſes vp to the top of the mount, and Moſes went vp.
- 1952 Singin' in the Rain: Moses supposes (a song):
- Moses supposes his toeses are roses, / But Moses supposes erroneously, / Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses, / As Moses supposes his toeses to be!
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A dialect of the Columbia-Wenatchi language
- (US, African American culture) pseudonym for Harriet Tubman
Synonyms
(Jewish male given name):
Derived terms
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Translations
the biblical patriarch
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male given name
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Interjection
Moses
- An exclamation of shock.
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Moses
- Moses (biblical figure)
German
Etymology
Biblical, cognate with English Moses.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Moses m (proper noun, strong, genitive Moses or Mosis)
Synonyms
- Mose (Protestant)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.seːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ses/,
Proper noun
Mōsēs m sg (genitive Mōsis or Mōsī or Mōseī); third declension
- Moses (pharaonic patriarch)
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
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| Nominative | Mōsēs |
| Genitive | Mōsis Mōsī Mōseī |
| Dative | Mōsī |
| Accusative | Mōsem Mōsēn |
| Ablative | Mōse |
| Vocative | Mōsēs |
Derived terms
References
- “Mōses”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Moses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Moses
- Moses (biblical figure)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Moses
- Moses (biblical figure)
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Swedish
Etymology
Biblical, cognate with English Moses, from earlier versions of the Swedish Bible.
Proper noun
Moses c (genitive Moses)
- a male given name (quite rare)