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proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Jērē̆mī̆ās

Jērē̆mī̆ās m sg (genitive Jērē̆mī̆ae)
Classical[jeː.reːˈmiː.aːs]Ecclesiastical[je.reˈmiː.as]

Meaning

  1. a male given name from Hebrew — famously held by
  2. Jeremiah (major prophet of the Hebrew Bible)
  3. (Book of) Jeremiah (book of the Old Testament)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeJērē̆mī̆ās—
genitiveJērē̆mī̆ae
Hiē̆rē̆mī̆ae		—
dativeJērē̆mī̆ae
Hiē̆rē̆mī̆ae		—
accusativeJērē̆mī̆ān
Hiē̆rē̆mī̆ān, Īē̆remīam		—
ablativeJērē̆mī̆ā
Hiē̆rē̆mī̆ā		—
vocativeJērē̆mī̆ā
Hiē̆rē̆mī̆ā		—

Jērĕmīas (scanned īĕrĕmīas, Prud. Ham. 450:
I. Jērĕmĭās, Juvenc. Ev. Hist. 3, 269), ae, m., the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah: sermo Domini quem locutus fuerat per os Jeremiae, Vulg. 2 Par. 36, 22; id. Jer. 27, 1 et saep.; called Hĭērēmīās, Lact. 4, 11, 4.

Origins

  1. Hebrew הֵרִים(herím)
  2. Hebrew יהוה(YHWH)
  3. Hebrew ־יָהוּ(-yáhu)
  4. LatinJērē̆mī̆ās

Biblical Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá)lbor. Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)lbor. Latin Jeremias Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías).

In English words that came into English from Jērē̆mī̆ās

  • jeremiadJērē̆mī̆ās

Quick answers

What does Jērē̆mī̆ās mean in Latin?
Jērē̆mī̆ās, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Hebrew — famously held by; (Book of) Jeremiah (book of the Old Testament)”.
What is the genitive of Jērē̆mī̆ās?
The genitive singular is Jērē̆mī̆ae. Jērē̆mī̆ās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Jērē̆mī̆ās?
In classical Latin, [jeː.reːˈmiː.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [je.reˈmiː.as].
Where does Jērē̆mī̆ās come from?
Hebrew הֵרִים (herím) → Hebrew יהוה (YHWH) → Hebrew ־יָהוּ (-yáhu) → Latin Jērē̆mī̆ās.