Moses

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Moses. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Moses, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Moses in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Moses you have here. The definition of the word Moses will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofMoses, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: moses, Móses, and Moyses

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

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
mss
 (msj, “to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘ is the one who bore him’; or, alternatively, contains Egyptian
N35A
 (mw, “water”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Moses

  2. (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!
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A surname transferred from the given name.
  5. A dialect of the Columbia-Wenatchi language
  6. (US, African American culture) pseudonym for Harriet Tubman

Synonyms

(Jewish male given name):

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

Moses

  1. An exclamation of shock.

See also

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Moses

  1. Moses (biblical figure)

German

Etymology

Biblical, cognate with English Moses.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Moses m (proper noun, strong, genitive Moses or Mosis)

  1. (biblical) Moses
    Synonym: Moyses

Synonyms

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mōsēs m sg (genitive Mōsis or Mōsī or Mōseī); third declension

  1. Moses (pharaonic patriarch)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Mōsēs
genitive Mōsis
Mōsī
Mōseī
dative Mōsī
accusative Mōsem
Mōsēn
ablative Mōse
vocative Mōsēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Moses
  • → Danish: Moses
  • → German: Moses, Mose
  • → Dutch: Mozes
  • → Estonian: Mooses
  • → Finnish: Mooses
  • → Hungarian: Mózes
  • → Italian: Mosè
  • → Japanese: モーセ (Mōse)
  • → Lithuanian: Mozė
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: Moses
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: Moses
  • → Scottish Gaelic: Maois
  • → Swedish: Moses, Mose

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

  1. Moses (biblical figure)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Moses

  1. Moses (biblical figure)

Swedish

Etymology

Biblical, cognate with English Moses, from earlier versions of the Swedish Bible.

Proper noun

Moses c (genitive Moses)

  1. a male given name (quite rare)
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia