LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Hōsēās

Hōsēās m sg (genitive Hōsēae)
Classical[hoːˈseː.aːs]Ecclesiastical[oˈs̬ɛː.as]

Meaning

  1. Hosea (prophet)
    1621, Willem van der Codde, Hoſeas Propheta, Ebraice & Chaldaice, cum Duplici Verſione Latina, main title
  2. Book of Hosea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHōsēās—
genitiveHōsēae
Ōsēae		—
dativeHōsēae
Ōsēae		—
accusativeHōsēān
Ōsēam, Ōsēān		—
ablativeHōsēā
Ōsēā		—
vocativeHōsēā
Ōsēā		—

Origins

Probably an alteration of the earlier Ōsēe (q.v.)—the form used in the Vulgate—chosen for consistency with the Latin names of some other Biblical characters (such as Andreās, Matthiās, and Michaeās) and with its ultimate Biblical Hebrew etymon, הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshea'); an intermediate Ancient Greek etymon of the form *Ὡσηᾱς (*Hōsēās) does not occur.

Elsewhere
  • EnglishHosea
  • FrenchOsée
  • GermanHosea
  • ItalianOsea
  • PortugueseOseias
  • RomanianOsea
  • SpanishOseas
  • AfrikaansHosea
  • BretonHosea
  • CzechOzeáš
Chinese
  • Cantonese歐瑟亞
  • Cantonese欧瑟亚
  • Cantonese何西阿
  • Hakka何西阿
  • Mandarin歐瑟亞
  • Mandarin欧瑟亚
  • Mandarin何西阿
  • Eastern Min訶西
  • Eastern Min诃西
  • Min Nan歐瑟亞

Quick answers

What does Hōsēās mean in Latin?
Hōsēās, a proper noun, means “Hosea (prophet); Book of Hosea”.
What is the genitive of Hōsēās?
The genitive singular is Hōsēae. Hōsēās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Hōsēās?
In classical Latin, [hoːˈseː.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈs̬ɛː.as].