Timoteus

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimoteus/, [ˈt̪imo̞ˌt̪e̞us̠]
• Rhymes: -eus
• Syllabification^(key): Ti‧mo‧te‧us
• Hyphenation^(key): Ti‧mo‧te‧us

Proper noun

Timoteus

1. Timothy (biblical character) or Book of Timothy

   Ensimmäinen kirje Timoteukselle

   1 Timothy

   Toinen kirje Timoteukselle

   2 Timothy

2. (rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

Inflection of Timoteus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Timoteus	—
genitive		Timoteuksen	—
partitive		Timoteusta	—
illative		Timoteukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Timoteus	—
accusative	nom.	Timoteus	—
	gen.	Timoteuksen
genitive		Timoteuksen	—
partitive		Timoteusta	—
inessive		Timoteuksessa	—
elative		Timoteuksesta	—
illative		Timoteukseen	—
adessive		Timoteuksella	—
ablative		Timoteukselta	—
allative		Timoteukselle	—
essive		Timoteuksena	—
translative		Timoteukseksi	—
abessive		Timoteuksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Timoteus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Timoteukseni — accusative nom. Timoteukseni — gen. Timoteukseni genitive Timoteukseni — partitive Timoteustani — inessive Timoteuksessani — elative Timoteuksestani — illative Timoteukseeni — adessive Timoteuksellani — ablative Timoteukseltani — allative Timoteukselleni — essive Timoteuksenani — translative Timoteuksekseni — abessive Timoteuksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Timoteuksesi — accusative nom. Timoteuksesi — gen. Timoteuksesi genitive Timoteuksesi — partitive Timoteustasi — inessive Timoteuksessasi — elative Timoteuksestasi — illative Timoteukseesi — adessive Timoteuksellasi — ablative Timoteukseltasi — allative Timoteuksellesi — essive Timoteuksenasi — translative Timoteukseksesi — abessive Timoteuksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Timoteuksemme — accusative nom. Timoteuksemme — gen. Timoteuksemme genitive Timoteuksemme — partitive Timoteustamme — inessive Timoteuksessamme — elative Timoteuksestamme — illative Timoteukseemme — adessive Timoteuksellamme — ablative Timoteukseltamme — allative Timoteuksellemme — essive Timoteuksenamme — translative Timoteukseksemme — abessive Timoteuksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Timoteuksenne — accusative nom. Timoteuksenne — gen. Timoteuksenne genitive Timoteuksenne — partitive Timoteustanne — inessive Timoteuksessanne — elative Timoteuksestanne — illative Timoteukseenne — adessive Timoteuksellanne — ablative Timoteukseltanne — allative Timoteuksellenne — essive Timoteuksenanne — translative Timoteukseksenne — abessive Timoteuksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Timoteuksensa — accusative nom. Timoteuksensa — gen. Timoteuksensa genitive Timoteuksensa — partitive Timoteustaan Timoteustansa — inessive Timoteuksessaan Timoteuksessansa — elative Timoteuksestaan Timoteuksestansa — illative Timoteukseensa — adessive Timoteuksellaan Timoteuksellansa — ablative Timoteukseltaan Timoteukseltansa — allative Timoteukselleen Timoteuksellensa — essive Timoteuksenaan Timoteuksenansa — translative Timoteuksekseen Timoteukseksensa — abessive Timoteuksettaan Timoteuksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• Timo (Finnish given name)

Statistics

• The given name Timoteus belongs to 21 male individuals (and as a middle name to 150 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• suotimet

Norwegian

Proper noun

Timoteus

1. Timothy. Given name form: Tim. (biblical character)
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Swedish

Proper noun

Timoteus c (genitive Timoteus)

1. Timothy. Given name form: Tim. (biblical character)
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek