Александр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɮʲɵkʰsantr̥/
  • Syllabification: А‧лек‧сан‧др (4 syllables)

Proper noun

Александр • (Aleksandr)

  1. a male given name from Russian

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Олександръ (Oleksandrŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), compounded from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-), stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”): "defender of men". Cognate with English Alexander.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Алекса́ндр • (Aleksándr) m anim (genitive Алекса́ндра, nominative plural Алекса́ндры, genitive plural Алекса́ндров, feminine Алекса́ндра, relational adjective алекса́ндровский)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Latvian: Aleksandrs
  • → Mongolian: Александр (Aleksandr)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.