Γρηγόριος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γρήγορος (grḗgoros, “watchful; alert; awake”) + -ιος (-ios), from ἐγρήγορᾰ (egrḗgora) (perfect form used as present) of ἐγείρω (egeírō).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡre̝ˈɡo.ri.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
Proper noun
Γρηγόριος • (Grēgórios) m (genitive Γρηγορῐ́ου); second declension (Koine)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory used chiefly by Christians. Its sense is synonymous with ἄγρυπνος (ágrupnos, “awake”).
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Γρηγόρῐος ho Grēgórios | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Γρηγορῐ́ου toû Grēgoríou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Γρηγορῐ́ῳ tôi Grēgoríōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Γρηγόρῐον tòn Grēgórion | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Γρηγόρῐε Grēgórie | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Γρηγοριανός (Grēgorianós)
Descendants
- Greek: Γρηγόρης (Grigóris), Γρηγόριος (Grigórios) (Katharevousa)
- → Albanian: Grigor, Gërgur
- Arabic: غِرِيغُورِيُوس (ḡirīḡūriyūs)
- → Georgian: გრიგოლი (grigoli)
- → Hebrew: גרגוריוס (Gregoryos)
- → Latin: Gregorius
- → Aragonese: Gregorio
- → Asturian: Gregoriu
- → Belarusian: Рыгор (Ryhór)
- → Catalan: Gregori
- → Old Czech: Hřehoř, Hrzehorz
- → Czech: Řehoř
- → Danish: Gregers, Greger
- → Dutch: Gregoor, Gregorius
- → English: Gregory
- → Faroese: Grækaris
- → Finnish: Rekorius, Krekori
- ⇒ Finnish: Korjus
- → French: Grégoire
- → Friulian: Grivôr
- → Galician: Gregorio
- → German: Gregor
- → Greenlandic: Krikoriusi
- → Hungarian: Gergely
- → Italian: Gregorio
- → Jutish: Grejs
- → Latvian: Gregors
- → Lithuanian: Gregoras, Gregalius
- → Neapolitan: Grevòrio
- → Norwegian: Gregers, Gregert, Greis, Gres, Gregus
- → Old Irish: Grigoir
- → Old Swedish: Gregers, Greers, Grers
- → Polish: Grzegorz
- → Portuguese: Gregório
- → Sardinian: Gregoriu, Griguori
- → Scots: Gregor
- → Slovak: Gregor
- → Slovene: Grega
- → Spanish: Gregorio
- ⇒ Spanish: Goyo
- → Venetan: Gregorio
- → Welsh: Grigor
- → Yiddish: גרעגאָרי (gregori)
- → Old Armenian: Գրիգոր (Grigor), Գրիգորիոս (Grigorios), Գրիգորիս (Grigoris), Գրիգորէս (Grigorēs)
- Armenian: Գրիգոր (Grigor)
- → Old Church Slavonic: Григории (Grigorii), Григоріи (Grigorii)
Further reading
- Γρηγόριος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Greek
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Γρηγόριος • (Grigórios) m (feminine Γρηγορία)
- (Katharevousa) a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory
Usage notes
Also used in Standard Modern Greek
- for names of hierarchs and historic figures.
- in the genitive singular, as a surname: Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou).
The plural is used when speaking of many people by this name.
Declension
For Katharevousa.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Γρηγόριος (Grigórios) | Γρηγόριοι (Grigórioi) |
| genitive | Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou) | Γρηγορίων (Grigoríon) |
| accusative | Γρηγόριον (Grigórion) | Γρηγορίους (Grigoríous) |
| vocative | Γρηγόριε (Grigórie) | Γρηγόριοι (Grigórioi) |
• Compare to modern Γρηγόρης (Grigóris) (plural οι Γρηγόρηδες (Grigórides).
• Katharevousa, includes datives: τῷ Γρηγορίῳ (singular) and τοῖς Γρηγορίοις (plural).
Derived terms
- γρηγοριανό ημερολόγιο n (grigorianó imerológio, “Gregorian calendar”)