Justus

Justus

See also: justus

English

Etymology

Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”), from iūs +‎ -tus.

Proper noun

Justus

1. A male given name from Latin.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 1:23:

     And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Usage notes

• Of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.

Translations

male given name

Breton: Yust m Danish: Just Finnish: Justus (fi) Franco-Provençal: Just French: Just (fr) m Galician: Xusto (gl) m German: Justus (de) m, Just (de) m Greek: Ιούστος m (Ioústos) Italian: Giusto (it) m Latin: Iustus (la) m Occitan: Just m Picard: Just Portuguese: Justo m Spanish: Justo (es) m

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Iustus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjustus/, [ˈjus̠t̪us̠]
• Rhymes: -ustus
• Syllabification^(key): Jus‧tus

Proper noun

Justus

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Justus

Declension

Inflection of Justus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Justus	Justukset
genitive		Justuksen	Justusten Justuksien
partitive		Justusta	Justuksia
illative		Justukseen	Justuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Justus	Justukset
accusative	nom.	Justus	Justukset
	gen.	Justuksen
genitive		Justuksen	Justusten Justuksien
partitive		Justusta	Justuksia
inessive		Justuksessa	Justuksissa
elative		Justuksesta	Justuksista
illative		Justukseen	Justuksiin
adessive		Justuksella	Justuksilla
ablative		Justukselta	Justuksilta
allative		Justukselle	Justuksille
essive		Justuksena	Justuksina
translative		Justukseksi	Justuksiksi
instructive		—	Justuksin
abessive		Justuksetta	Justuksitta
comitative		—	Justuksineen

Possessive forms of Justus (type vastaus)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Justukseni	Justuksemme
2nd person	Justuksesi	Justuksenne
3rd person	Justuksensa

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iustus, also used as a Latinization of Jost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊstʊs/

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Proper noun

Justus

1. a male given name

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Latin

Etymology

From justus (“righteous”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯uːs.tus/, [ˈi̯uːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjus.tus/, [ˈjust̪us]

Proper noun

Jūstus m sg (genitive Jūstī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Papirius Justus, a Roman jurist

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Jūstus
Genitive	Jūstī
Dative	Jūstō
Accusative	Jūstum
Ablative	Jūstō
Vocative	Jūste

References

• Justus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• “Justus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray