proper noun · masculinethird declension
Iōannēs
Iōannēs m sg (genitive Iōannis)
Classical[joːˈan.neːs]Ecclesiastical[joˈan.nes]
Meaning
- a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John
- John the Baptist
- John the Evangelist
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iōannēs | — |
| genitive | Iōannis | — |
| dative | Iōannī Iōhannī | — |
| accusative | Iōannem Iōhannem | — |
| ablative | Iōanne Iōhanne | — |
| vocative | Iōannēs | — |
Iōannes, v. Joannes.
Jōannes (trisyl. and quadrisyl.) and Jōannis, is, m., = Ἰωάννης.
Origins
From the Koine Greek Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννης (Ĭōắnnēs), a contraction of the Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān); see English John for more. The pattern was changed from a first declension pattern to a third declension pattern.
Elsewhere
- FrenchJeanfrom Old French Johan
- EnglishSeanfrom Old French Johan
- EnglishShaunfrom Old French Johan
- EnglishShawnfrom Old French Johan
- EnglishShonfrom Old French Johan
- EnglishShanefrom Old French Johan
- EnglishJohnfrom Old French Johan
- SardinianGiuanne
- SardinianGiuanni
- EnglishIanfrom Old Irish Iohain
Old Occitan
- CatalanJoan
- CatalanJan
- OccitanJoan
West Iberian
- PortugueseJoãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Joan
- SpanishJuanfrom Old Spanish Johan
- EnglishJuanfrom Old Spanish Johan
- AragoneseChuan
- ExtremaduranJuan
- AsturianXuanfrom Old Leonese Johan
- LeoneseXuanfrom Old Leonese Johan
- MirandeseJuanfrom Old Leonese Johan
- MirandeseJoanfrom Old Leonese Johan
- GalicianXoánfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Joan
Italo-Dalmatian
- ItalianGiovanni
- CorsicanGhjuvan
- CorsicanGhjuvanni
- DalmatianZuáne
- SicilianGiuanni
Padanian
- LombardGiuànfrom Old Lombard Zoan
- PiedmonteseGiovanfrom Old Piedmontese Zoan
- PiedmonteseZovanfrom Old Piedmontese Zoan
- FriulianZuan
- VenetanGiovani
- VenetanZani