Michas
English
Proper noun
Michas
- (rare, archaic) Synonym of Micah (Ephraimite featured in Judg. 17–18)
- 1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Lavrence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Ivdges 17:1, page 553:
- There was at that time a certaine man of mount Ephraim named Michas, […]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Michas.
Usage notes
Chiefly used in or in reference to the Douay–Rheims Bible.
German
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (Mîḵā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.kʰaːs/, [ˈmɪkʰäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.kas/, [ˈmiːkäs]
Proper noun
Michās m sg (genitive Michae); first declension
- Micah, Michas (Ephraimite featured in Judg. 17–18)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Michas.
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Michās |
| Genitive | Michae |
| Dative | Michae |
| Accusative | Michān Micham |
| Ablative | Michā |
| Vocative | Michā |
Descendants
- → English: Michas
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