proper noun · masculineindeclinable, variously declined, third declension
Iōb
Iōb m sg (genitive Iōb or Iōbis)
Classical[ˈjoːb]Ecclesiastical[ˈjɔb]
Meaning
- indeclinableJob (Biblical character and book)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iōb | — |
| genitive | Iōb Iōbis | — |
| dative | Iōb Iōbī, Jōbō | — |
| accusative | Iōb Iōbem, Jōbum | — |
| ablative | Iōb Iōbe, Jōbō | — |
| vocative | Iōb | — |
Iōb, is, and Iōbus, i, m.,
I. Job, Prud. Psych. 103; Vulg. Job, 1, 1 et saep.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ).
Descendants
- CatalanJob
- EnglishJob
- FrenchJob
- GermanHiob
- ItalianGiobbe
- PortugueseJó
- SpanishJob
- DutchJob
- Old EnglishIōb
- MarshalleseJobfrom English Job