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Josef
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Jósef
English
Proper noun
en male Joseph.
en Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate w:Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/monument-soviet-dictator-josef-stalin-moscow-metro-stirs-debate-2025-05-22/ 2025-05-22 A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.
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Derived terms
en Franz Josef Land
Albanian
Alternative forms
sq Jozef
Etymology
From sq la Iōsēphus, from sq grc Ἰωσήφ, from sq he יוֹסֵף (God) shall add. Doublet of sq Jozef Joseph.
Pronunciation
sq /joːsɛf/ /joːsəf/
Proper noun
m Josefi
Joseph, son of Jacob Biblical character
Joseph, father of Jesus of Nazareth Biblical character
sq male Joseph
christian equivalent of muslim name sq Jusuf Joseph
Declension
ë i
Derived terms
sq Jozë diminutive
sq Joza patronym
sq Zef diminutive
sq Zefi patronym
sq Zefaj patronym
Related terms
sq Jusuf
sq Jusufi patronym
sq Jusufaj patronym
sq Jozefinë f
Czech
cs:
Etymology
cs :bor hbo:יוֹסֵף<tr:Yoséf><lit:(God) shall add> + 1
Pronunciation
Jozef
cs LL-Q9056 (ces)-Ghost4Man-Josef.wav
Proper noun
m-an
cs male Joseph Hebrew
cs m given names
Declension
m.an
Further reading
cs proper nouns
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da biblical character Joseph.
da male Joseph Hebrew
Related terms
feminine forms: da Josefine, da Josephine
German
Alternative forms
de Joseph
Etymology
de la Josephus and/or de grc Ἰωσήφ
Pronunciation
de /ˈjoːzɛf/ /ˈjoːzəf/ /ˈjoːˌzeːf/ roughly in this order of frequency
de De-Josef.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de biblical character Joseph
de male Joseph Hebrew
Related terms
de pet forms de Jupp western German; de Pepi, de Sepp, de Seppel (de Seppl) southern German
de feminine de Josefine, de Josephine
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no biblical character Joseph.
no male Joseph Hebrew
Related terms
feminine forms: no Josefine
Swedish
Proper noun
c
sv biblical character Joseph.
sv male Joseph Hebrew
Related terms
feminine forms: sv Josefin, sv Josefina, sv Josefine
surnames: sv Josefsson
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Kusep
Etymology
tl :bor es:Josef + 1
Pronunciation
Hoséf +<qq:English influence> Kusép<qq:obsolete><syll:Jo.sef>
Proper noun
Joséf hosep
tl male Spanish Joseph
Related terms
tl susmaryosep
Yola
Etymology
From yol enm Ioseph.
Pronunciation
yol /ˈd͡ʒɔːzɛf/
Proper noun
yol proper noun
yol male Joseph
yol 1867 JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE 1-2 110 SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY Adh Sankt Josef's die, adh a patroon o' Kilmoor, Jameen Qougeely was ee-pealthe. At St. Joseph's-day, at the patron of Kilmore, James Cagley was beaten.
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