Iosaphatus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσαφάτ (Iōsaphát), derived from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /i̯oː.saːˈpʰaː.tus/, [i̯oːs̠äːˈpʰäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /jo.saˈfa.tus/, [jos̬äˈfäːt̪us]
Proper noun
Iōsāphātus m sg (genitive Iōsāphātī); second declension
- (biblical) Jehoshaphat
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Iōsāphātus |
| Genitive | Iōsāphātī |
| Dative | Iōsāphātō |
| Accusative | Iōsāphātum |
| Ablative | Iōsāphātō |
| Vocative | Iōsāphāte |
Descendants
- Italian: Giosafat
References
- “Iosaphatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Iosaphatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette