LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Iaphē̆t

Iaphē̆t m sg (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈja.pʰeːt]Ecclesiastical[ˈjaː.fet]

Meaning

  1. indeclinablea male given name from Hebrew, variant of Iaphētus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIaphē̆t—
genitiveIaphē̆t—
dativeIaphē̆t—
accusativeIaphē̆t—
ablativeIaphē̆t—
vocativeIaphē̆t—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth).

Descendants
  • EnglishJaphethfrom Middle English Jafeth
  • EnglishJafethfrom Middle English Jafeth
  • EnglishJaphetfrom Middle English Jafeth
  • EnglishIaphethfrom Middle English Jafeth
  • EnglishIapetusfrom Middle English Jafeth
  • EnglishJapetusfrom Middle English Jafeth
  • FrenchJaphetfrom Middle French Japhet
  • FrenchJafetfrom Middle French Japhet
  • GermanJaphet
  • GermanJapheth

Quick answers

What does Iaphē̆t mean in Latin?
Iaphē̆t, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Iaphētus”.
How do you pronounce Iaphē̆t?
In classical Latin, [ˈja.pʰeːt]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjaː.fet].