Θεοδοσία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Θευδοσῐ́ᾱ (Theudosíā)

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ δοτός (dotós, “given”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), literally meaning “given by god”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.do.sí.aː/ → /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/ → /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.do.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.doˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.o.ðoˈsi.a/

Proper noun

Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ • (Theodosíā) f (genitive Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Theodosia

   Coordinate term: (male equivalent) Θεοδόσῐος (Theodósios)

2. Theodosia (an ancient city in Crimea; modern Feodosia)

   Synonyms: (amongst the Tauri and Alans) Ἀρδάβδᾱ (Ardábdā), (used by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus) Κάφα (Kápha)

   • pseudo-Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini 51:^[1]

     Νῦν δὲ λέγεται ἡ Θευδοσία τῇ Ἀλανικῇ ἤτοι τῇ Ταυρικῇ διαλέκτῳ Ἀρδάβδα, τουτέστιν ἑπτάθεος.

     Nûn dè légetai hē Theudosía têi Alanikêi ḗtoi têi Taurikêi dialéktōi Ardábda, toutéstin heptátheos.

Declension

First declension of ἡ Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ hē Theodosíā
Genitive	τῆς Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱς tês Theodosíās
Dative	τῇ Θεοδοσῐ́ᾳ têi Theodosíāi
Accusative	τὴν Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱν tḕn Theodosíān
Vocative	Θεοδοσῐ́ᾱ Theodosíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Θεοδοσία (Theodosía)
• → Latin: Theodosia
• → Macedonian: Теодосија (Teodosija)
• → Polish: Teodozja
• → Russian: Феодосия (Feodosija)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: Теодосија

  Latin script: Teodosija

• → Ukrainian: Феодосія (Feodosija)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía).

Proper noun

Θεοδοσία • (Theodosía) f

1. Theodosia, a female given name
2. Feodosia, Theodosia (a port and resort city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)

Related terms

• (masculine form): Θεοδόσιος (Theodósios), Θεοδόσης (Theodósis)

Further reading

• Θεοδοσία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el