Θεοδοσία
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Θευδοσῐ́ᾱ (Theudosíā)
Etymology
From θεός (theós, “god”) + δοτός (dotós, “given”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), literally meaning “given by god”.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰe.o.do.sí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰe.o.doˈsi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/
Proper noun
Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ • (Theodosíā) f (genitive Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- a female given name, equivalent to English Theodosia
- Coordinate term: (male equivalent) Θεοδόσῐος (Theodósios)
- Theodosia (an ancient city in Crimea; modern Feodosia)
- Synonyms: (amongst the Tauri and Alans) Ἀρδάβδᾱ (Ardábdā), (used by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus) Κάφα (Kápha)
- pseudo-Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini 51:
- Νῦν δὲ λέγεται ἡ Θευδοσία τῇ Ἀλανικῇ ἤτοι τῇ Ταυρικῇ διαλέκτῳ Ἀρδάβδα, τουτέστιν ἑπτάθεος.
- Nûn dè légetai hē Theudosía têi Alanikêi ḗtoi têi Taurikêi dialéktōi Ardábda, toutéstin heptátheos.
- Νῦν δὲ λέγεται ἡ Θευδοσία τῇ Ἀλανικῇ ἤτοι τῇ Ταυρικῇ διαλέκτῳ Ἀρδάβδα, τουτέστιν ἑπτάθεος.
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ hē Theodosíā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱς tês Theodosíās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Θεοδοσῐ́ᾳ têi Theodosíāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱν tḕn Theodosíān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ Theodosíā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Θεοδοσία (Theodosía)
- → Latin: Theodosia
- → Macedonian: Теодосија (Teodosija)
- → Polish: Teodozja
- → Russian: Феодосия (Feodosija)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Ukrainian: Теодо́сія (Teodósija), Феодосія (Feodosija)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía).
Proper noun
Θεοδοσία • (Theodosía) f
- Theodosia, a female given name
- Feodosia, Theodosia (a port and resort city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)
Related terms
Further reading
Θεοδοσία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
