Θευδέριχος

Ancient Greek

Coin depicting King Theoderic the Great of the Ostrogoths, the Goth who became the second Germanic King of the Kingdom of Italy, and a map of his united Gothic realms which grew to span a significant portion of the former western (Latin) Roman Empire in the 5th-6th centuries AD.

Alternative forms

• Θεοδώριχος (Theodṓrikhos)

Etymology

Via Late Latin Theodericus from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks, from *þeudō (“people”) +‎ *rīks (“king”). Etymologically unrelated to Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”), although medieval conflation of the Germanic and Hellenic names may have given rise to Byzantine Greek Θεοδώριχος (Theodṓrikhos, “Theodoric”), Medieval Latin Theodōrīchus (“Theodoric”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰeu̯.dé.ri.kʰos/ → /θeβˈðe.ri.xos/ → /θevˈðe.ri.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰeu̯.dé.ri.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰewˈde.ri.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeβˈðe.ri.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θevˈðe.ri.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θevˈðe.ri.xos/

Proper noun

Θευδέριχος • (Theudérikhos) m (genitive Θευδερίχου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

1. a male given name from Gothic, equivalent to Latin Theodericus or English Theoderic, Theodoric, or Derek; variant form Θεοδώριχος (Theodṓrikhos)
   • Theoderic or Theodoric:
   1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 C.E.), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511)
   2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theodoric I (c. 390–451 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 418 to 451
   3. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theodoric II (c. 426–466 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 453 to 466

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θευδέριχος; τοῦ Θευδερίχου (Byzantine, Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θευδέριχος ho Theudérikhos
Genitive	τοῦ Θευδερίχου toû Theuderíkhou
Dative	τῷ Θευδερίχῳ tôi Theuderíkhōi
Accusative	τὸν Θευδέριχον tòn Theudérikhon
Vocative	Θευδέριχε Theudérikhe

Descendants

• Greek: Θευδέριχος (Thevdérichos)

Greek

Alternative forms

• Θεοδώριχος (Theodórichos), Θουδέριχος (Thoudérichos), Θουδέριχος (Thoudérichos)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Θευδέριχος (Theudérikhos) via Late Latin Theodericus from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks, from *þeudō (“people”) +‎ *rīks (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θevˈðe.ɾi.xos/
• Hyphenation: Θευ‧δέ‧ρι‧χος

Proper noun

Θευδέριχος • (Thevdérichos) m

1. a male given name from Gothic, equivalent to Latin Theodericus or English Theoderic, Theodoric, or Derek
   • Theoderic or Theodoric:
   1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theodoric the Great (c. 454–526 C.E.), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511)
   2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theodoric I (c. 390–451 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 418 to 451
   3. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theodoric II (c. 426–466 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 453 to 466

Declension

Declension of Θευδέριχος

	singular
nominative	Θευδέριχος (Thevdérichos)
genitive	Θευδερίχου (Thevderíchou)
accusative	Θευδέριχο (Thevdéricho)
vocative	Θευδέριχε (Thevdériche)