Ioannes

Latin

Alternative forms

(with nominatives ending in -ēs) Iōannēs, Iōhannēs, Jōannēs, Jōhannēs
(with nominatives ending in -is) Iōannis, Jōannis

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction of the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן‎ (Jōħānān); see John for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /joːˈan.neːs/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /joˈan.nes/

Proper noun

Iōannēs m (genitive Iōannis); third declension

John (biblical persons)
1. John the Baptist
2. John the Evangelist

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iōannēs
Genitive	Iōannis
Dative	Iōannī
Accusative	Iōannem
Ablative	Iōanne
Vocative	Iōannēs

Descendants

Albanian: Gjon
Aragonese: Chuan
Asturian: Xuan
English: John
Catalan: Joan
Danish: Jens, Jes
French: Jean
Friulian: Ğuan, Zuan
Galician: Xoán
German: Hans

Irish: Eoin, Seán
Italian: Giovanni
Occitan: Joan
Portuguese: João
Sardinian: Giuanni
Sicilian: Giuvanni
Spanish: Juan
Venetian: Giovani, Zani
Welsh: Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn

References

Jōannes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Jōannis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Ioannes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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