Theodosius

English

Etymology

From Latin Theodosius, from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Theodosius

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Usage notes

Mainly applied to historical persons in English.

Related terms

Theodosia

Translations

male given name

Arabic: ثَاوُدُسِيُوس m (ṯāwudusiyūs), ثِيُودُوسِيُوس m (ṯiyūdūsiyūs)
Finnish: Theodosius
French: Théodose (fr) m
Galician: Teodosio (gl) m
Greek: Θεοδόσιος (el) m (Theodósios)
Ancient Greek: Θεοδόσιος m (Theodósios)
Italian: Teodosio (it) m
Korean: 테오도시우스 (Te'odosiuseu)
Latin: Theodosius m
Polish: Teodozjusz (pl) m
Portuguese: Teodósio m
Russian: Феодо́сий (ru) m (Feodósij)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεοδόσιος (Theodósios, from θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ δόσις (dósis, “a giving”), literally “given by God”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [tʰe.ɔˈdɔ.si.ʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪e.oˈd̪ɔː.s̬i.us]

Proper noun

Theodosius m sg (genitive Theodosiī or Theodosī); second declension

a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Theodosius
genitive	Theodosiī Theodosī¹
dative	Theodosiō
accusative	Theodosium
ablative	Theodosiō
vocative	Theodosī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).