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語源 1

From French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph. Popularized in English by Josephine Bonaparte, the empress of Napoleonic France.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zə.fiːn/

固有名詞

Josephine

1. A female given name from French.
   • 1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 3, in Little Women:

     "I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?”

   • 1998, Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     I'm going to call him Joseph
     or Josephine if it's a girl.
     Why?
     Because it's a strong name,
     Joe, Joseph.

派生語

• Josephine County

語源 2

From Joseph +‎ -ine.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn/

形容詞

Josephine (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
   • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 266:

     In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate.

派生語

• Josephinism