Iacomus

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin variant of Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos, supplanter, heel-grabber), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). As it is a Late Latin word, Greek stress is preserved, whereas vowel length stopped being phonemic.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Iācōmus m

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Iacobus, used in Late Latin and medieval texts.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Iācōmus
genitive Iācōmī
dative Iācōmō
accusative Iācōmum
ablative Iācōmō
vocative Iācōme

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