Aleksandra

See also: Aleksandrā and Aleksandrą

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑlekˈsɑnd̥rɑ/, [ɑlekˈsɑnd̥rɑ]

Proper noun

Aleksandra

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
  2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) (common among Estonian Russians).

Faroese

Proper noun

Aleksandra f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Aleksandra: Aleksandruson
  • daughter of Aleksandra: Aleksandrudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Aleksandra
Accusative Aleksandru
Dative Aleksandru
Genitive Aleksandru

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Cognate with English Alexandra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑleksɑndrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝le̞kˌs̠ɑ̝ndrɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑndrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): A‧lek‧sand‧ra

Proper noun

Aleksandra

  1. a female given name
    • 1990 Tuula-Liina Varis, Vauvat yhdentyvät Eurooppaan, Suomen Kuvalehti 30 (27.7.)1990
      Koreita nimiä ku köyhän kakaroilla, sanottiin ennen. Köyhällä ei muuta koreata ollut lapselleen antaa. Itsellenikin on läheinen lounaissuomalainen maatyöläisen pesue, jossa suomalaisen nimen peräkaneettina vilisi Wilhelmiinaa, Aleksandraa ja Amandaa, jopa Dagmar. Suuresti epäilen, osasiko kumpikaan vanhemmista sitä lausua.

Declension

Inflection of Aleksandra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Aleksandra Aleksandrat
genitive Aleksandran Aleksandrojen
partitive Aleksandraa Aleksandroja
illative Aleksandraan Aleksandroihin
singular plural
nominative Aleksandra Aleksandrat
accusative nom. Aleksandra Aleksandrat
gen. Aleksandran
genitive Aleksandran Aleksandrojen
Aleksandrainrare
partitive Aleksandraa Aleksandroja
inessive Aleksandrassa Aleksandroissa
elative Aleksandrasta Aleksandroista
illative Aleksandraan Aleksandroihin
adessive Aleksandralla Aleksandroilla
ablative Aleksandralta Aleksandroilta
allative Aleksandralle Aleksandroille
essive Aleksandrana Aleksandroina
translative Aleksandraksi Aleksandroiksi
instructive Aleksandroin
abessive Aleksandratta Aleksandroitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Aleksandra (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksandrani Aleksandrani
accusative nom. Aleksandrani Aleksandrani
gen. Aleksandrani
genitive Aleksandrani Aleksandrojeni
Aleksandrainirare
partitive Aleksandraani Aleksandrojani
inessive Aleksandrassani Aleksandroissani
elative Aleksandrastani Aleksandroistani
illative Aleksandraani Aleksandroihini
adessive Aleksandrallani Aleksandroillani
ablative Aleksandraltani Aleksandroiltani
allative Aleksandralleni Aleksandroilleni
essive Aleksandranani Aleksandroinani
translative Aleksandrakseni Aleksandroikseni
instructive
abessive Aleksandrattani Aleksandroittani
comitative Aleksandroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksandrasi Aleksandrasi
accusative nom. Aleksandrasi Aleksandrasi
gen. Aleksandrasi
genitive Aleksandrasi Aleksandrojesi
Aleksandraisirare
partitive Aleksandraasi Aleksandrojasi
inessive Aleksandrassasi Aleksandroissasi
elative Aleksandrastasi Aleksandroistasi
illative Aleksandraasi Aleksandroihisi
adessive Aleksandrallasi Aleksandroillasi
ablative Aleksandraltasi Aleksandroiltasi
allative Aleksandrallesi Aleksandroillesi
essive Aleksandranasi Aleksandroinasi
translative Aleksandraksesi Aleksandroiksesi
instructive
abessive Aleksandrattasi Aleksandroittasi
comitative Aleksandroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksandramme Aleksandramme
accusative nom. Aleksandramme Aleksandramme
gen. Aleksandramme
genitive Aleksandramme Aleksandrojemme
Aleksandraimmerare
partitive Aleksandraamme Aleksandrojamme
inessive Aleksandrassamme Aleksandroissamme
elative Aleksandrastamme Aleksandroistamme
illative Aleksandraamme Aleksandroihimme
adessive Aleksandrallamme Aleksandroillamme
ablative Aleksandraltamme Aleksandroiltamme
allative Aleksandrallemme Aleksandroillemme
essive Aleksandranamme Aleksandroinamme
translative Aleksandraksemme Aleksandroiksemme
instructive
abessive Aleksandrattamme Aleksandroittamme
comitative Aleksandroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksandranne Aleksandranne
accusative nom. Aleksandranne Aleksandranne
gen. Aleksandranne
genitive Aleksandranne Aleksandrojenne
Aleksandrainnerare
partitive Aleksandraanne Aleksandrojanne
inessive Aleksandrassanne Aleksandroissanne
elative Aleksandrastanne Aleksandroistanne
illative Aleksandraanne Aleksandroihinne
adessive Aleksandrallanne Aleksandroillanne
ablative Aleksandraltanne Aleksandroiltanne
allative Aleksandrallenne Aleksandroillenne
essive Aleksandrananne Aleksandroinanne
translative Aleksandraksenne Aleksandroiksenne
instructive
abessive Aleksandrattanne Aleksandroittanne
comitative Aleksandroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksandransa Aleksandransa
accusative nom. Aleksandransa Aleksandransa
gen. Aleksandransa
genitive Aleksandransa Aleksandrojensa
Aleksandrainsarare
partitive Aleksandraansa Aleksandrojaan
Aleksandrojansa
inessive Aleksandrassaan
Aleksandrassansa
Aleksandroissaan
Aleksandroissansa
elative Aleksandrastaan
Aleksandrastansa
Aleksandroistaan
Aleksandroistansa
illative Aleksandraansa Aleksandroihinsa
adessive Aleksandrallaan
Aleksandrallansa
Aleksandroillaan
Aleksandroillansa
ablative Aleksandraltaan
Aleksandraltansa
Aleksandroiltaan
Aleksandroiltansa
allative Aleksandralleen
Aleksandrallensa
Aleksandroilleen
Aleksandroillensa
essive Aleksandranaan
Aleksandranansa
Aleksandroinaan
Aleksandroinansa
translative Aleksandrakseen
Aleksandraksensa
Aleksandroikseen
Aleksandroiksensa
instructive
abessive Aleksandrattaan
Aleksandrattansa
Aleksandroittaan
Aleksandroittansa
comitative Aleksandroineen
Aleksandroinensa

Latgalian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Compare Latvian Aleksandrs.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: A‧le‧ksan‧dra

Proper noun

Aleksandra m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek; Alexander

Declension

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 24

Latvian

Etymology 1

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1879. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Cognate to English Alexandra.

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (4th declension)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek
  2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra), equivalent to Alexandra.
  3. A respelling of the English, Czech, Danish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, or Swedish female given name Alexandra.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Aleksandrs.

Proper noun

Aleksandra m

  1. genitive singular form of Aleksandrs

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Aleksandra was the only given name of 7260 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Aleksandra f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lɛkˈsan.dra/
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  • Rhymes: -andra
  • Syllabification: A‧lek‧san‧dra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Alexandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (diminutive Ola or Olka, masculine Aleksander)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Aleksandra m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of Aleksander

Further reading

  • Aleksandra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Aleksandra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (Cyrillic spelling Александра)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
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