# Josef
## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* Jozef

### Etymology

From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (“(God) shall add”). Doublet of Albanian Jozef (“Joseph”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /joːsɛf/, /joːsəf/

### Proper noun

Josef m (definite Josefi)
* Joseph, son of Jacob (Biblical character)
* Joseph, father of Jesus of Nazareth (Biblical character)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
* christian equivalent of muslim name Jusuf (“Joseph”)

#### Derived terms

* Jozë (diminutive)
* Joza (patronym)
* Zef (diminutive)
* Zefi (patronym)
* Zefaj (patronym)

#### Related terms

* Jusuf
* Jusufi (patronym)
* Jusufaj (patronym)
* Jozefinë f

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjozɛf]

### Proper noun

Josef m anim
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
* a male surname transferred from the given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Josef”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Josef
* (biblical) Joseph.
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

#### Related terms

* feminine forms: Josefine, Josephine

## German
### Alternative forms

* Joseph

### Etymology

Latin Josephus and/or Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjoːzɛf/, /ˈjoːzəf/, /ˈjoːˌzeːf/ (roughly in this order of frequency)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Josef m (proper noun, strong, genitive Josefs)
* (biblical) Joseph
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

#### Related terms

* (pet forms) Jupp (western German); Pepi, Sepp, Seppel (Seppl) (southern German)
* (feminine) Josefine, Josephine

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Josef
* (biblical) Joseph.
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

#### Related terms

* feminine forms: Josefine

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Josef c (genitive Josefs)
* (biblical) Joseph.
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

#### Related terms

* feminine forms: Josefin, Josefina, Josefine
* surnames: Josefsson

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* Kusep

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Josef.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /hoˈsef/ [hoˈsɛf]
*** IPA: (more native-sounding) /hoˈsep/ [hoˈsɛp̚]
*** Rhymes: -ef, (more native-sounding) -ep
** IPA: /ˈd͡ʒosef/ [ˈd͡ʒoː.sɛf] (English influence)
*** IPA: (more native-sounding) /ˈd͡ʒosep/ [ˈd͡ʒoː.sɛp̚] (English influence), (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /ˈdjosep/ [ˈd̪joː.sɛp̚] (English influence)
*** Rhymes: -osef (English influence), -osep
** IPA: /kuˈsep/ [kʊˈsɛp̚] (obsolete)
* Syllabification: Jo‧sef

### Proper noun

Joséf (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔)
* a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph

#### Related terms

* susmaryosep

## Yola
### Etymology

From Middle English Ioseph.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔːzəf/

### Proper noun

Josef
* a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
** 1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 1-2:Adh Sankt Josef's die, adh a patroon o' Kilmoor, Jameen Qougeely was ee-pealthe.At St. Joseph's-day, at the patron of Kilmore, James Cagley was beaten.

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 49