Βαλδίμερ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Βλαδίμερ (Bladímer), Βλαδίμηρ (Bladímēr), Βλαδήμηρ (Bladḗmēr), Βλαδίμηρος (Bladímēros)

Etymology

From Old Bulgarian *Валдимѣръ, from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.

• Compare Old Church Slavonic алъдии (alŭdii) / алдии (aldii) / ладии (ladii), алъкати (alŭkati) / ал꙽кати / алкати (alkati) / лакати (lakati), Middle Bulgarian блатина / бал꙽тина. See also Νεμογαρδα (Nemogarda).
• Other reconstuctions: *Владимѣръ = Βαλδίμερ (per Georgiev), *Văldimirъ > Βαλδιμερος (per Hinc Šewc).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /valˈði.mer/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /valˈði.mer/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /valˈði.mer/

Proper noun

Βαλδίμερ • (Baldímer) m (genitive Βαλδίμερος); third declension (Byzantine)

1. (Medieval Greek foreign given name) Vladimir

Usage notes

• Attested once in George Hamartolos' chronicle (section "De Basilii Macedonis educatione"), as name of Vladimir of Bulgaria (889–893).

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Βαλδῐ́μερ; τοῦ Βαλδῐ́μερος (Byzantine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βαλδῐ́μερ ho Baldímer
Genitive	τοῦ Βαλδῐ́μερος toû Baldímeros
Dative	τῷ Βαλδῐ́μερῐ tôi Baldímeri
Accusative	τὸν Βαλδῐ́μερᾰ tòn Baldímera
Vocative	Βαλδῐ́μερ Baldímer
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• Max Vasmer (1941) “§ 23. Die Liquidametathese.”, in Die Slaven in Griechenland (in German), Berlin, page 289