Βαρθολομαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי (son of Tolmai).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βαρθολομαῖος • (Bartholomaîosm (genitive Βαρθολομαίου); second declension

  1. Bartholomew, a disciple of Jesus.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Βαρθολομαίος (Vartholomaíos)
  • Arabic: بَرْثُولَمَاوُس (barṯūlamāwus)
  • Hebrew: ברתולומאוס
  • Latin: Bartholomaeus (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Armenian: Բարդուղիմէոս (Bardułimēos)
  • Old Church Slavonic: Барѳоломеи (Barθolomei)
    • Bulgarian: Вартоломей (Vartolomej)
    • Russian: Варфоломе́й (Varfoloméj)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: Вартоломеј
      Latin script: Vartolomej
    • Ukrainian: Варфоломі́й (Varfolomíj)
  • Japanese: バルトロマイ (Barutoromai)
  • Korean: 바르톨로메오 (Bareutollome'o)
  • Chinese: 巴尔多禄茂 (Bā'ěrduōlùmào)
  • Chinese: 巴多罗买 (Bāduōluómǎi)

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