Ioseph

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf, “may he add”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯oː.seːpʰ/, [ˈi̯oːs̠eːpʰ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.sef/, [ˈjɔːs̬ef]
• Hyphenation: Io‧seph

Proper noun

Iōsēph m (indeclinable)

1. Joseph

Synonyms

• Iōsēphus

Middle English

Proper noun

Ioseph

1. Joseph (biblical figure)
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 1:18, page 1r, column 2, lines 11–7 from the bottom; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     Whãne marıe þe modır of ıhũ was ſpouſıd to ıoſeph .· bıfoꝛe þeı camen togıdere . ſche was founden hauynge of þe hoolı gooſt ın þe wombe /

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: Joseph
• Yola: Josef

References

• “Ioseph”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.