Tobias
English
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTobias
- The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:: Tobit 5:16:
- Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname
Derived terms
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editbiblical character
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male given name
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editDanish
editProper noun
editTobias
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Dutch
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTobias m
- Tobias (Biblical character)
- a male given name from Hebrew
Faroese
editProper noun
editTobias m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Tobias: Tobiasarson or Tobiasson
- daughter of Tobias: Tobiasardóttir or Tobiasdóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Tobias |
Accusative | Tobias |
Dative | Tobiasi |
Genitive | Tobiasar |
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editTobias
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Latin
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Biblical Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /toˈbiː.aːs/, [t̪ɔˈbiːäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /toˈbi.as/, [t̪oˈbiːäs]
Proper noun
editTobīās m sg (genitive Tobīae); first declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Tobias or Toby
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Tobīās |
Genitive | Tobīae |
Dative | Tobīae |
Accusative | Tobīān |
Ablative | Tobīā |
Vocative | Tobīā |
Norwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editTobias m
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Norwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editTobias m
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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Proper noun
editTobias m
- (biblical) Tobit (book of the Bible)
- (biblical) Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:Tobias.
Coordinate terms
edit- (livros do Antigo Testamento católico) Génesis/Gênesis (Brazil), Êxodo, Levítico, Números, Deuteronómio/Deuteronômio (Brazil), Josué, Juízes, Rute, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Reis, 2 Reis, 1 Crónicas/1 Crônicas (Brazil), 2 Crónicas/2 Crônicas (Brazil), Esdras, Neemias, Tobias, Judite, Ester, 1 Macabeus, 2 Macabeus, Jó, Salmos, Provérbios, Eclesiastes, Cântico dos Cânticos, Sabedoria, Eclesiástico, Isaías, Jeremias, Lamentações, Baruque, Ezequiel, Daniel, Oseias, Joel, Amós, Abdias, Jonas, Miqueias, Naum, Habacuc, Sofonias, Ageu, Zacarias, Malaquias (Category: pt:Books of the Bible)
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editTobias c (genitive Tobias)
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Usage notes
edit- Tobias was used as a Christian form of Torbjörn in the Middle Ages.
See also
editReferences
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 31 196 males with the given name Tobias living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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