Michas

See also: michas, Michaś, and mícháš

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Michās unaltered.

Proper noun

Michas

1. (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.

Anagrams

• chiasm, samich, Misach, Chimas, machis, Micahs, Machis, simcha

German

Proper noun

Michas

1. genitive of Micha

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה (Mîḵā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɪ.kʰaːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmiː.kas]

Proper noun

Michās m sg (genitive Michae); first declension

1. Micah, Michas (Ephraimite featured in Judg. 17–18)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Michas.

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Michās
genitive	Michae
dative	Michae
accusative	Michān Micham
ablative	Michā
vocative	Michā

Related terms

• Michaeās
• Michāēl

Descendants

• → English: Michas