Moises
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.
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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 605.
Cebuano
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.i.seːs/, [ˈmoɪs̠eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.i.ses/, [ˈmɔːis̬es]
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Moisēs |
Genitive | Moisis |
Dative | Moisī |
Accusative | Moisem |
Ablative | Moise |
Vocative | Moisēs |
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/
Tagalog
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
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