LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculineirregular

Mōsēs

Mōsēs m sg (genitive Mōsī or Mōsēī or Mōsis or Mōsēn or Mōseōs)
Classical[ˈmoː.seːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.s̬es]

Meaning

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMōsēs—
genitiveMōsī
Mōsēī, Mōsis, Mōsēn, Mōseōs		—
dativeMōsī—
accusativeMōsēn
Mōsem		—
ablativeMōse
Mōsēn, Mōsī		—
vocativeMōsēs
Mōsē		—

Mōses or Mo︤︥yses, is or i, m. (in Vulg. nom. semper Mo︤︥yses;
I. gen. Mo︤︥ysi, Lev. 8, 36; 16, 34; Num. 3, 1; 33, 1, etc.: Mosi, Sedul. 5, 274), = Μωσῆς, Μωυσῆς, Moses: Moses, Juv. 14, 102: Moyses, Tac. H. 5, 4: Moysen unum exsulum monuisse, ut, etc., id. ib. 5, 3: a Mose, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 11: successor fuit Mosi, Lact. 4, 14: clarum videre Mŏysen, Sedul. 3, 285; Prud. Ham. 340.— Hence,
A. Mōsēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Moses (post-class.): Moseia virga, Paul. Nol. Carm. 23, 354.—
B. Mō-sēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Moses: manus, Juvenc. 2, 219 dub.—
C. Mōsĭtĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Mosaic, Ven. Fort. Vit. St. Mart. 2, 28.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Doublet of Mō̆ȳsēs.

Descendants
  • EnglishMoses
  • GermanMoses
  • GermanMose
  • ItalianMosè
  • DanishMoses
  • DutchMozes
  • EstonianMooses
  • FinnishMooses
  • HungarianMózes
  • Japaneseモーセ

Quick answers

What does Mōsēs mean in Latin?
Mōsēs, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses”.
What is the genitive of Mōsēs?
The genitive singular is Mōsī. Mōsēs is masculine, irregular.
How do you pronounce Mōsēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoː.seːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.s̬es].