Iosrael

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Isra(h)él (“Israel”), from Latin Isrāēl, Isrāhēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Proper noun

Iosrael m (genitive Iosrael)

  1. Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean; official name: Stát Iosrael)
  2. (biblical) Israel (a Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people)
  3. (historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)
  4. (historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah)

Usage notes

Not preceded by the definite article.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iosrael
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Iosrael nIosrael hIosrael not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Isra(h)él (“Israel”), from Latin Isrāēl, Isrāhēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Proper noun

Iosrael f (genitive Iosraeil)

  1. Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

See also

Further reading

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