Tobias

== English == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈbaɪəs/ === Proper noun === Tobias The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character). : 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 ==== Tobias acid Tobias night ==== Related terms ==== Tobiah Toby ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === biotas == Danish == === Proper noun === Tobias Tobias (biblical character) a male given name == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoː.bi.ɑs/ Hyphenation: To‧bi‧as === Proper noun === Tobias m Tobias (Biblical character) a male given name from Hebrew == Faroese == === Proper noun === Tobias m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Tobias's son: Tobiasarson or Tobiasson Tobias's daughter: Tobiasardóttir or Tobiasdóttir ==== Declension ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tobias Tobias (biblical character) a male given name == Latin == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Biblical Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɔˈbiː.aːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [toˈbiː.as] === Proper noun === Tobīās m sg (genitive Tobīae); first declension a male given name, equivalent to English Tobias or Toby ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Tobias m Tobias (biblical character) a male given name == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Tobias m Tobias (biblical character) a male given name == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: To‧bi‧as === Proper noun === Tobias m (invariable) a male given name (biblical) Tobias (biblical character) (biblical) Tobit (book of the Bible) ==== Coordinate terms ==== == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Thobias === Proper noun === Tobias c (genitive Tobias) Tobias (biblical character) a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Tobias was used as a Christian form of Torbjörn in the Middle Ages. === See also === Tobbe (common nickname for someone named Tobias, Thobias or Torbjörn) === References === 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.