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 from Hebrew.
Translations
Zechariah — see Zechariah
male given name — see Zachary
Danish
Proper noun
Zacharias
- a male given name, variant of Zakarias
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Zacharias m
- Zacharias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Latin
Alternative forms
- Zacchariās (Vulgate spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā́).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [zaˈkʰa.ri.aːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪͡z̪aˈkaː.ri.as]
Proper noun
Zachariās m sg (genitive Zachariae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| 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.