Manasses

See also: manasses

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈnæsɪz/

Proper noun

Manasses

1. Any of several figures mentioned in the Bible. (See Manasses.)

Anagrams

• Maassens

Latin

Alternative forms

• Manasserus

Etymology

From Koine Greek Μανασσῆς (Manassês) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (Mənašše).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈnas.seːs/, [mäˈnäs̠ːeːs̠] or IPA^(key): /maˈnas.ses/, [mäˈnäs̠ːɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈnas.ses/, [mäˈnäsːes]

Proper noun

Manassēs or Manasses m sg (variously declined, genitive Manassae or Manassis); first declension, third declension

1. Manasses (one of several biblical characters)
2. a male given name

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs) or third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Manassēs Manasses
genitive	Manassae Manassis
dative	Manassae Manassī
accusative	Manassēn Manassem
ablative	Manassē Manasse
vocative	Manassē Manasses

Descendants

• → Italian: Manasse

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmanassɛs/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmanassɛs/

Proper noun

Manasses m pers (related adjective Manasseóv)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Manasses (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Manasses	Manassesy	Manassesi, Manassesové
genitive	Manassesa	Manassesú	Manassesóv
dative	Manassesu, Manassesovi	Manassesoma	Manassesóm
accusative	Manassesa	Manassesy	Manassesy
vocative	Manassese	Manassesy	Manassesi, Manassesové
locative	Manassesu, Manassesovi	Manassesú	Manassesiech
instrumental	Manassesem	Manassesoma	Manassesy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Manasses”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění