Timothy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Timothy in British English:
UK [ˈtiməθi]
How to pronounce Timothy in American English:
US [ˈtɪməθi]
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- Noun:
- grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay
- a grass grown for hay
Word Origin
- Timothy
- masc. proper name, from French Timothée, from Latin Timotheus, from Greek Timotheos, literally "honoring God," from time "honor, respect" (see timocracy) + theos "god" (see theo-).
- timothy (n.)
- 1747, short for timothy grass (1736), American English name for "cat-tail grass" (Phleum pratense), a native British grass introduced to the American colonies and cultivated there from c. 1720. Said since 1765 to be so called for a certain Timothy Hanson, who is said to have promoted it in the Carolinas as an agricultural plant.
Example
- 1. Our key passage for this series is 1st timothy 4.7 .
- 2. If you pass the test , you 're in good company : abraham , moses , samuel , david , daniel , timothy , and paul were all called faithful servants of god .
- 3. The study was conducted by timothy a. judge from the university of florida and daniel m. cable , from the london business school , who examined the relationship between income and weight in men and women .
- 4. He speaks frequently with timothy geithner , treasury secretary and former new york federal reserve bank president .
- 5. Admiral timothy keating , the head of us pacific command , recently said china needed to provide more information about its military intentions .