Zacharias
See also: Zachariáš
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías), the New Testament form of the figure's name in the Old Testament, Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”). Compare Zachariah and Zechariah.
Proper noun
Zacharias
- Alternative form of Zechariah
- A male given name.
Translations
Zechariah — see Zechariah
male given name — see Zachary
Danish
Proper noun
Zacharias
- A male given name, variant of Zakarias.
German
Proper noun
Zacharias m
- Zacharias (biblical character)
- A male given name.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā́).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zaˈkʰa.ri.aːs/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /zaˈka.ri.as/, [d͡zaˈkaː.ri.as]
Proper noun
Zachariās m sg (genitive Zachariae); first declension
- Zechariah
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zachariās |
| Genitive | Zachariae |
| Dative | Zachariae |
| Accusative | Zachariān |
| Ablative | Zachariā |
| Vocative | Zachariā |
References
- Zacharias in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Zacharias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette