Jude
See also: jude
English
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Etymology
Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot [1]. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה, said to mean “praised”.
Pronunciation
- enPR: jo͞o'd, IPA(key): /ˈdʒuːd/
- Rhymes: -uːd
Proper noun
Jude
- (biblical) The penultimate book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- Synonym: Jud. (abbreviation)
- (biblical) One of the Apostles, also called Thaddaeus.
- A male given name.
- A female given name
Quotations
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:: Jude 1:1:
- Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.
- 1968 John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Hey Jude (a Beatles song):
- Hey Jude, don't make it bad
- Take a sad song and make it better
Translations
book of the Bible
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References
- A Dictionary of First Names (OUP)
German
Etymology
From Middle High German jude, jüde, from Old High German judo, judeo, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judaean, Jew”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), derived from Ῐ̓ούδᾱ (Ioúdā, “Juda”) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjuːdə/
Audio (file)
Declension
Synonyms
- (Jew by faith): Mensch jüdischen Glaubens
- (Jew by descent): Mensch jüdischer Abstammung
Derived terms
- Achteljude, Vierteljude, Halbjude, Volljude
- Deutschjude
- Judenchrist
- judendeutsch
- Judenfrage
- Judenhass
- Judenleim
- Judenliebe
- Judenpech
- Judensprache
- Judenstaat
- Judenstern
- Judentum
- jüdisch
Further reading
- Jude in Duden online
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