"Matthäus" meaning in German

See Matthäus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /maˈtɛːʊs/, [maˈtɛː.ʊs], [maˈteː.ʊs] Audio: De-Matthäus.ogg Forms: Matthäus' [genitive], Matthäi [dated, error-unknown-tag, genitive], Matthäus [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Matthaeus}} Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, {{der|de|grc|Ματθαῖος}} Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), {{der|de|arc|מַתַּי|tr=mattay}} Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,':Matthäi􂀿religious, dated􂁀:-􂀿with an article􂁀}} Matthäus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Matthäus' or (religious, dated) Matthäi or (with an article) Matthäus)
  1. (biblical) Matthew (apostle and evangelist, also short for his gospel) Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Matthäus-de-name-tshl9JI0 Categories (other): Bible, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 20 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 16 28 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. a male given name of rare usage Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Matthäus-de-name-u~bUdtE8 Categories (other): German given names, German male given names

Proper name

IPA: /maˈtɛːʊs/, [maˈtɛː.ʊs], [maˈteː.ʊs] Audio: De-Matthäus.ogg Forms: Matthäus' [genitive], Matthäus [genitive], Matthäus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Matthaeus}} Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, {{der|de|grc|Ματθαῖος}} Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), {{der|de|arc|מַתַּי|tr=mattay}} Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m:f,':-􂀿with an article􂁀,-}} Matthäus m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Matthäus' or (with an article) Matthäus, plural Matthäus)
  1. a surname of rare usage, notably borne by Lothar Matthäus Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Matthäus-de-name-DZ9rI6fd Categories (other): German surnames

Inflected forms

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