Moises
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.
Proper noun
Moises (countable and uncountable, plural Moiseses)
- A male given name.
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moises is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Moises is most common among Hispanic/Latino (44.44%), Asian/Pacific Islander (36.71%) and White (11.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moises”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 605.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Moises
- (biblical) Moses
- a male given name from Spanish
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
A variant of Mō̆ȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [moːˈiː.seːs], [moˈiː.seːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [moˈiː.s̬es]
Proper noun
Mō̆īsēs m sg (genitive Mō̆īsī or Mō̆īsēī or Mō̆īsis or Mō̆īsēn or Mō̆īseōs); irregular
- (biblical) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses
Declension
Irregular noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Mō̆īsēs |
genitive | Mō̆īsī Mō̆īsēī Mō̆īsis Mō̆īsēn Mō̆īseōs |
dative | Mō̆īsī |
accusative | Mō̆īsēn Mō̆īsem |
ablative | Mō̆īse Mō̆īsēn Mō̆īsī |
vocative | Mō̆īsēs Mō̆īsē |
Derived terms
- mō̆īsēius
- mō̆īsēus
Descendants
- → Spanish: Moisés
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmo.i.ses/
Proper noun
Moises m
- Moses (Biblical character)
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmojses/ [ˈmoɪ̯.sɛs]
- Rhymes: -ojses
- Syllabification: Moi‧ses
Proper noun
Moises (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)
- (biblical) Moses
- a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Moses
Further reading
- “Moises”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018