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Iob

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Italian

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Etymology

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Patronymic surname from the Friulian rendition of the personal name Giobbe (Job).

Proper noun

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Iob m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Friulian [in turn originating as a patronymic]

Further reading

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  • Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi[1]

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Iōb m sg (genitive Iōb or Iōbis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

  1. (biblical) Job (Biblical character and book)

Declension

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Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Iōb
genitive Iōb
Iōbis
dative Iōb
Iōbī
accusative Iōb
Iōbem
ablative Iōb
Iōbe
vocative Iōb

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  • Iob”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Iob”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin Iōb, Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ).

Proper noun

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Iōb m

  1. Job (biblical character)
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Iōb, sē ēadiġa and sē ānrǣda godes þeġn, wæs swa fulfremed on eallum gōdnyssum þæt god sylf cwæþ bē him þæt his ġelīċa nǣre þā on þām līfe ofer eorþan.
      Job, the prosperous and unwavering servant of god, was in all good deeds that God Himself said that there was no one like him living on Earth.
Declension
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Iōb
accusative Iōb
genitive Iōbes
dative Iōbe

Etymology 2

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From Latin Iuppiter, Iovis.

Proper noun

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Iob m

  1. (Roman mythology) Jove, Jupiter
    • Wonders of the East
      Þǣr wæs timbred on Beles dagum þǣs cinges ⁊ Iobes templ of īsernum ġeweorcum ⁊ of ǣrenum ġeworht. ⁊ on þǣre ylcan stōwe is ēast þanon ēac ōðer templ sunnan hāliġ tō þām is sum ġeþungen ⁊ ġedēfe sacerd tō ġesett, ⁊ hē ðā hofa ġehealdeð ⁊ beġȳmeþ.
      There was built in the days of king Belus a temple of Jove, made of iron and of brass. And in the same place to the east, there is another temple that is sacred to the sun, which a pious and gentle priest occupies; and he cares for and looks after the halls.
Declension
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Iob
accusative Iob
genitive Iobes
dative Iobe

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Iob m

  1. (biblical) Job
  2. (biblical) Job, the eighteenth book of the Old Testament

Coordinate terms

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