Θεόδωρος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Θεός (Theós, “God”) and θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰe.ó.dɔː.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰeˈo.do.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θeˈo.ðo.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θeˈo.ðo.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θeˈo.ðo.ros/
Proper noun
Θεόδωρος • (Theódōros) m (genitive Θεοδώρου); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Θεόδωρος ho Theódōros | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Θεοδώρου toû Theodṓrou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Θεοδώρῳ tôi Theodṓrōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Θεόδωρον tòn Theódōron | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Θεόδωρε Theódōre | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Θεόδωρος (Theódoros)
- → Amharic: ቴዎድሮስ (tewodros)
- → Arabic: تَادْرُس (tādrus)
- → Georgian: თევდორე (tevdore)
- → Latin: Theodorus (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Armenian: Թէոդորոս (Tʻēodoros)
- ⇒ Old Armenian: Թորոս (Tʻoros) (shortening)
- Armenian: Թորոս (Tʻoros)
- →⇒ Polish: Torosowicz
- ⇒ Old Armenian: Թորոս (Tʻoros) (shortening)
- → Old Church Slavonic: Ѳеодоръ (Θeodorŭ)
- → Albanian: Todhër, Todhëri
Further reading
- 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 Θεόδωρος (Theódōros).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Θεόδωρος • (Theódoros) m
- a male given name, Theodore, Theo
- Any of the several saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 17 February.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Θεόδωρος (Theódoros) |
| genitive | Θεοδώρου (Theodórou) Θεόδωρου (Theódorou) |
| accusative | Θεόδωρο (Theódoro) |
| vocative | Θεόδωρε (Theódore) |
Related terms
- (feminine form) Θεοδώρα (Theodóra)
- (diminutive form) Θεοδωράκης (Theodorákis)
- (pet forms) Θοδωρής (Thodorís)
- (informal form) Θόδωρος (Thódoros)