Isaac

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Ysaac, from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs, he will laugh”). Explained in Genesis as referring to his mother Sarah’s laughing when she was told she would have a son at her old age. The verb is masculine, however, perhaps due to its use as a boy’s name. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪzək/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈaɪzæk/ === Proper noun === Isaac (countable and uncountable, plural Isaacs) (biblical) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent. A male given name from Hebrew. A surname originating as a patronymic. A local government area in central Queensland, Australia, named after the Isaac River; in full, Isaac Region. ==== Derived terms ==== Isaac Wunder order Isaacite Port Isaac (from Cornish) ==== Descendants ==== → Pohnpeian: Aisek ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ASAIC, acais, asaic, açais, açaís == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.za.ak/ === Proper noun === Isaac m Isaac (Biblical figure) a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac === Anagrams === casai == Latin == === Alternative forms === Isaacus === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἰσαᾱ́κ (Isaā́k), from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪ.sa.aːk] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.s̬a.ak] === Proper noun === Isaāc m sg (indeclinable) (biblical) Isaac ==== Descendants ==== Hungarian: Izsák → Old Irish: Isaác Irish: Íosác === Further reading === “Isaac”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Old English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Isaāc, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Biblical Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.sɑ.ɑːk/, [ˈi.zɑ.ɑːk] === Proper noun === Isaāc m Isaac (Biblical character) Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 22:2 == Scots == === Proper noun === Isaac Isaac == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /isaˈak/ [i.saˈak] Rhymes: -ak IPA(key): /iˈsak/ [iˈsak] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: I‧sa‧ac === Proper noun === Isaac m Isaac (Biblical figure) a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac