"Moses" meaning in Latin

See Moses in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈmoː.seːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɔː.s̬es] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Doublet of Mō̆ȳsēs. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Μωσῆς}} Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), {{der|la|hbo|מֹשֶׁה|tr=mōšê}} Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê), {{doublet|la|Mō̆ȳsēs}} Doublet of Mō̆ȳsēs Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Mōsēs<irreg>|g=m}} Mōsēs m sg (genitive Mōsī or Mōsēī or Mōsis or Mōsēn or Mōseōs); irregular Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Mōsēs<irreg>}} Forms: Mōsēs [canonical, masculine, singular], Mōsī [genitive], Mōsēī [genitive], Mōsis [genitive], Mōsēn [genitive], Mōseōs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mōsēs [nominative, singular], Mōsī [genitive, singular], Mōsēī [genitive, singular], Mōsis [genitive, singular], Mōsēn [genitive, singular], Mōseōs [genitive, singular], Mōsī [dative, singular], Mōsēn [accusative, singular], Mōsem [accusative, singular], Mōse [ablative, singular], Mōsēn [ablative, singular], Mōsī [ablative, singular], Mōsēs [singular, vocative], Mōsē [singular, vocative], Mō̆ȳsēs [alternative], Mō̆īsēs [alternative], Moesēs [alternative]
  1. (biblical) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses Tags: irregular Derived forms: mōsēius, mōsēus, mōsiticus
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  ],
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}

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