johannes
/dʒəʊˈhænɪs/
johannes noun: an old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.
Noun (1)
johannes (plural johanneses)
- An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.
- The current coins of Jamaica are Portugal pieces of gold, called the half johannes, valued at about 55s. currency each […]1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. lxviii
- Synonyms:
- joe
Noun (2) capitalized: Johannes
Johannes
- A former Portuguese gold coin.
Proper noun capitalized: Johannes
Johannes
- A male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], variant of John and Jon.
johannes meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
johannes in Hindi
- जोहानस, जोहानिस
johannes in Tamil
- ஜொஹான்ஸ், ஜோஹன்னஸ், ஜோஹன்ஸ்
johannes in Marathi
- जोहानस, जोहानिस
johannes in Urdu
- جوہانس, جوہانز
More languagesFewer languages
- johannes in Bengali
- জোহানিস, জোহানেস
- johannes in Telugu
- జోహన్నెస్, జోహానెస్, జోహాన్స్
- johannes in Malayalam
- ജോഹാനസ്, ജോഹന്നാസ്, ജോഹനസ്
- johannes in Kannada
- ಜೋಹಾನ್ಸ್, ಜೊಹಾನ್ಸ್, ಜೊಹಾನ್ನೆಸ್
- johannes in Punjabi
- ਜੋਹਾਨਸ, ਜੋਹਾਨਜ਼
- johannes in Gujarati
- જોહાનિસ
- johannes in Odia
- ଜୋହାନସ୍, ଜୋହାନସ, ଜୋହାନ୍ସ୍
- johannes in Nepali
- जोहानस
Synonyms of johannes
Forms of johannes
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | johanneses |
| alternative form | joannes |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Joh |
Origin of johannes
From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān).
Words formed from johannes
Words that rhyme with johannes
Questions about johannes
- What does johannes mean?
- Johannes means an old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.
- What is johannes in Hindi?
- Johannes in Hindi is जोहानस, जोहानिस. See Johannes meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is johannes?
- Johannes can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce johannes?
- Johannes is pronounced /dʒəʊˈhænɪs/.
- What is the plural of johannes?
- The plural of johannes is johanneses.
Words near johannes in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: johannes (page history and authors); Johannes (page history and authors); johannes (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); johannes (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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