"Micha" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪça/ Forms: Michas [genitive], Michas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), whence also English Micah; see there for more information. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|hbo|מִיכָה|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=mīḵāh|ts=}} Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), {{bor+|de|hbo|מִיכָה|tr=mīḵāh}} Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), {{cog|en|Micah}} English Micah Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,,s}} Micha m (proper noun, strong, genitive Michas, plural Michas)
  1. (countable) a male given name from Hebrew Tags: countable, masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Micha-de-name-qrB7TwYp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 2 50
  2. (uncountable) the biblical book of Micah Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Micha-de-name-fh-tjCxo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪça/
Etymology: Short for Michaela or Michael. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Michaela}} Michaela, {{m|de|Michael}} Michael Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Micha
  1. a unisex given name Categories (topical): German female given names, German given names, German male given names, German unisex given names Related terms: Mischa
    Sense id: en-Micha-de-name-NHbuMNUu Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 2 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Micha meaning in German (3.9kB)

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