Theotokos

Theotokos

English

Etymology

First attested in 3rd–4th century. Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos), from Ancient Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”), and τόκος (tókos, “parturition, childbirth”).

Pronunciation

• Traditional: IPA^(key): /θiːˈɒtəˌkɒs/[1]
• Hellenizing: IPA^(key): /ˌθeɪoʊˈtoʊkoʊs/

Proper noun

Theotokos

1. (chiefly Eastern Catholicism) The Virgin Mary.

Translations

God-bearer, referring to the Virgin Mary

Arabic: والدة الإله‎ f (Wālidatu l-ʾIlāhi), ام الاله‎ f (ʾUmmu l-ʾIlāhi) Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܝܳܠܕܰܬ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ‎ (Yoldath Aloho) Belarusian: Багародзіца f (Baharódzica), Маці Божая f (Maci Bóžaja) Finnish: Jumalansynnyttäjä sg French: Mère de Dieu f German: Gottesgebärerin f, Gottesmutter (de) f, Muttergottes (de) f Greek: Θεοτόκος (el) (Theotókos) Italian: Madre di Dio f, Teotoco f, Teotoca f Latin: Deipara f, Dei Genitrix f, Mater Dei f Old Church Slavonic: Богородица f (Bogorodica) Polish: Bogurodzica (pl) f, Bogarodzica (pl) f, Matka Boża (pl) f Portuguese: Mãe de Deus f, Teótoco f, Deípara f Russian: Богоро́дица (ru) f (Bogoródica) Serbo-Croatian: Bogorodica (sh) f, Богородица f Slovak: Bohorodička f Slovene: Bogorodnica f Spanish: Madre de Dios f, Deípara f Turkish: Tanrı'yı Doğuran, Tanrı'nın Anası Ukrainian: Матір Божа f (Matir Boža), Богородиця (uk) f (Bohorodycja)

References

1. “Theotokos”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.