LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Iōsēphus

Iōsēphus m (genitive Iōsēphī)
Classical[joːˈseː.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[joˈs̬ɛː.fus]

Meaning

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIōsēphusIōsēphī
genitiveIōsēphīIōsēphōrum
dativeIōsēphōIōsēphīs
accusativeIōsēphumIōsēphōs
ablativeIōsēphōIōsēphīs
vocativeIōsēpheIōsēphī

Iōsēphus, v. Josephus.
Jōsēphus, i. m.,
I. a Jewish historian, taken prisoner by Flavius Vespasian, of whom he prophesied that he would become emperor, Suet. Vesp. 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf).

Elsewhere
  • FrenchJosé
  • EnglishJoseph
  • EnglishJos.
  • FrenchJosephfrom Old French Joseph
  • GermanJosef
  • GermanJoseph
  • GermanJoschkafrom Hungarian József
  • Franco-ProvençalJóusè
  • EmilianGiüsèpp
  • EmilianGiuśèpe
Old Occitan
  • CatalanJosep
  • OccitanJosèp
West Iberian
  • PortugueseJoséfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Josep
  • SpanishJoséfrom Old Spanish Josep
  • AsturianXosepe
  • AsturianXipo
  • AsturianXepo
  • AsturianXepe
  • GalicianXoséfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Josep
  • AsturianXoséfrom Old Spanish Josep
Italo-Dalmatian
  • ItalianGiuseppe
  • CorsicanGhjaseppu
  • MalteseĠużeppifrom Sicilian Juseppi

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyJosephusJosephus. 12. HYPOMNESTICI AUCTOR, sometimes called JOSEPHUS CHRISTIANUS. Identity has been conjectured by Vossius to be the Joseph of Tiberias who, h…

Quick answers

What does Iōsēphus mean in Latin?
Iōsēphus, a proper noun, means “a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph”.
What is the genitive of Iōsēphus?
The genitive singular is Iōsēphī. Iōsēphus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Iōsēphus?
In classical Latin, [joːˈseː.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [joˈs̬ɛː.fus].