Grigorijus

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Григории (Grigorii), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrʲɪˈɡɔrʲɪjʊ̟s]
• Rhymes: -ɔrʲɪjʊ̟s
• Syllabification: Gri‧gò‧ri‧jus

Proper noun

Grigòrijus m (feminine Grigòrija) stress pattern 1

1. a male given name from Old Church Slavonic [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Gregory
2. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Григо́рий (Grigórij)

Declension

Declension of Grigòrijus

	singular
nominative	Grigòrijus
genitive	Grigòrijaus
dative	Grigòrijui
accusative	Grigòrijų
instrumental	Grigòrijumi
locative	Grigòrijuje
vocative	Grigòrijau

Derived terms

Diminutives

• Grinkus
• Grišas
• Grišius
• Griška
• Griškus

Surnames

• Grigorievas
• Grigorijevas

Related terms

Clippings

• Grigas
• Grigorius

Further reading

• “Grigorijus”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026