Moses
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊzɪs/, /ˈməʊzɪz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊzəz/, /ˈmoʊzəs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊzɪz, -əʊzɪs
Proper noun
Moses
- The pharaonic patriarch who led the slaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Exodus 19:20, column 1:
- And the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moſes vp to the top of the mount, and Moſes went vp.
- 1952 Singin' in the Rain: Moses supposes (a song):
- Moses supposes his toeses are roses, / But Moses supposes erroneously, / Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses, / As Moses supposes his toeses to be!
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- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A dialect of the Columbia-Wenatchi language
- (US, African American culture) pseudonym for Harriet Tubman
Synonyms
(Jewish male given name):
- Moishe
- Moshe
Derived terms
- Moses basket
- Moses Lake
- Moses sole
Related terms
- Mosaism
Translations
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Noun
Moses
- A large flatboat used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.
Interjection
Moses
- An exclamation of shock.
See also
- Moses Gate
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Moses in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Mosse
Danish
Proper noun
Moses
- Moses (biblical figure)
German
Etymology
Biblical, cognate with English Moses.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Moses m (proper noun, strong, genitive Moses or Mosis)
- (biblical) Moses
- Synonym: Moyses
Synonyms
- Mose (Protestant)
Latin
Alternative forms
- Mō̆ȳsēs
- Moisēs
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.seːs/, [ˈmoːs̠eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ses/, [ˈmɔːs̬es]
Proper noun
Mōsēs m sg (genitive Mōsis or Mōsī or Mōseī); third declension
- Moses (pharaonic patriarch)
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Mōsēs |
Genitive | Mōsis Mōsī Mōseī |
Dative | Mōsī |
Accusative | Mōsem Mōsēn |
Ablative | Mōse |
Vocative | Mōsēs |
Derived terms
- Mōsēius
- Mōsēus
- Mōsiticus
References
- “Mōses”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Moses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian
Proper noun
Moses
- Moses (biblical figure)
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Swedish
Etymology
Biblical, cognate with English Moses, from earlier versions of the Swedish Bible.
Proper noun
Moses c (genitive Moses)
- a male given name (quite rare)
Related terms
- Mose
- mosaisk