Esdras

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English

Etymology

From Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עזרא (Ezra). Doublet of Ezra.

Proper noun

Esdras

  1. (biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Esd.

Usage notes

Depending upon which Bible is being examined there are two or four Books of Esdras, with different names and numbering systems. Wikipedia has an article Esdras with a table explaining this.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.dʁa/, /ɛs.dʁɑ/

Proper noun

Esdras m

  1. (biblical) Ezra
  2. (biblical) Esdras

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Esdrās m sg (genitive Esdrae); first declension

  1. Ezra

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Esdrās
Genitive Esdrae
Dative Esdrae
Accusative Esdrān
Ablative Esdrā
Vocative Esdrā

Descendants
  • English: Esdras

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עֶזְרָא.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛz.dɾɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛʒ.dɾɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛz.dɾas/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛʒ.dɾɐʃ/ [ˈɛʒ.ðɾɐʃ]

Proper noun

Esdras m

  1. (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (any of four books of the Bible)
  2. (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (Jewish high priest)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈesdɾas/ [ˈez.ð̞ɾas]
  • Rhymes: -esdɾas
  • Syllabification: Es‧dras

Proper noun

Esdras m

  1. (biblical) Ezra (the book of the Bible)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezra
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