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proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Zachariās

Zachariās m sg (genitive Zachariae)
Classical[zaˈkʰa.ri.aːs]Ecclesiastical[d͡zaˈkaː.ri.as]

Meaning

  1. Zechariah, Zachary, a male given name from Hebrew

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeZachariās—
genitiveZachariae—
dativeZachariae—
accusativeZachariān—
ablativeZachariā—
vocativeZachariā—

Zachărīas, ae, m. (
I. i short, Juvenc. 1, 29; Paul. Nol. 5, 27; Sid. Carm. 16, 36), = Ζαχαρίας, Zacharias, the father of St. John the Baptist, Vulg. Luc. 1, 5; 1, 12; 1, 13; 3, 2; Lact. 4, 14, 6.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā́).

Descendants
  • EnglishZacharias
  • EnglishZachariah
  • EnglishZachary
  • EnglishZach
  • FrenchZacharie
  • GermanZacharias
  • ItalianZaccaria
  • PortugueseZacarias
  • SpanishZacarías
  • DanishZakarias

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyZachariasZacharias. 2. The preceding should no doubt be distinguished from Zacharias surnamed Scholasticus. The latter studied philosophy at Alexandria, and ju…

Quick answers

What does Zachariās mean in Latin?
Zachariās, a proper noun, means “Zechariah, Zachary, a male given name from Hebrew”.
What is the genitive of Zachariās?
The genitive singular is Zachariae. Zachariās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Zachariās?
In classical Latin, [zaˈkʰa.ri.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡zaˈkaː.ri.as].