Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine, proper-noun, strong) Jacob (Old Testament personality)
- (alt-of, alternative, masculine, proper-noun, strong) alternative form of Jakobus (“James”, New Testament personality)
- (masculine, proper-noun, strong) a male given name
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
beppi
Basel-Landschaft
boppi
Basel-Landschaft
joggel
Basel-Landschaft
joggi
Basel-Landschaft
jokeb
Basel-Landschaft
keebi
Basel-Landschaft
schaaggi
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjaːkɔp/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German Jācob, a learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Jakobus, which comes directly from Latin.
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