Θεόδωρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Θεός (Theós, God) and θεός (theós, god) + δῶρον (dôron, gift).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θεόδωρος • (Theódōros) m (genitive Θεοδώρου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore

Declension

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 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

  • IPA(key): /θeˈo.ðo.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: Θε‧ό‧δω‧ρος

Proper noun

Θεόδωρος • (Theódoros) m

  1. a male given name, Theodore, Theo
  2. Any of the several saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 17 February.

Declension

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