Александра
Bulgarian
Etymology
Noted as being the feminine form of Алекса́ндър (Aleksándǎr), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). May therefore also be partly influenced or borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐlɛkˈsandrɐ]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -andrɐ
- Syllabification(key): А‧лек‧сан‧дра
- Hyphenation(key): Алек‧сан‧дра
Proper noun
Алекса́ндра • (Aleksándra) f
- a female given name, masculine equivalent Александър (Aleksandǎr), equivalent to English Alexandra
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alɛkˈsandra]
Proper noun
Александра • (Aleksandra) f
- a female given name, masculine equivalent Александар (Aleksandar), equivalent to English Alexandra
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alɛkˈsandra]
- Rhymes: -andra
- Hyphenation: Алек‧сан‧дра
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn Александра (Aleksandra) and Serbo-Croatian Александра / Aleksandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).
Proper noun
Александра (Aleksandra) f (diminutive Саша, possessive adjective Александров)
- a female given name, Aleksandra, masculine equivalent Александар (Aleksandar), equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Александра (Aleksandra) | Александри (Aleksandri) |
| genitive | Александри (Aleksandri) | Александрох (Aleksandrox) |
| dative | Александри (Aleksandri) | Александром (Aleksandrom) |
| accusative | Александру (Aleksandru) | Александри (Aleksandri) |
| instrumental | Александру (Aleksandru) | Александрами (Aleksandrami) |
| locative | Александри (Aleksandri) | Александрох (Aleksandrox) |
| vocative | Александро (Aleksandro) | Александри (Aleksandri) |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Александра (Aleksandra)
- genitive/accusative singular of Александар (Aleksandar)
- genitive/accusative singular of Александер (Aleksander)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐlʲɪkˈsandrə]
Proper noun
Алекса́ндра • (Aleksándra) f anim (genitive Алекса́ндры, nominative plural Алекса́ндры, genitive plural Алекса́ндр, male equivalent Алекса́ндр, hypocorism Са́ша or Са́ня or Шу́ра)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
- 1856, Иван Тургенев [Ivan Turgenev], “I”, in Рудин; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Rudin, 1894:
- Алекса́ндра Па́вловна взяла́ цвето́к и, пройдя́ не́сколько шаго́в, урони́ла его́ на доро́гу…
- Aleksándra Pávlovna vzjalá cvetók i, projdjá néskolʹko šagóv, uroníla jevó na dorógu…
- Alexandra Pavlovna took the flower, and when she had walked a few steps farther, let it drop on the path.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Алекса́ндра Aleksándra |
Алекса́ндры Aleksándry |
| genitive | Алекса́ндры Aleksándry |
Алекса́ндр Aleksándr |
| dative | Алекса́ндре Aleksándre |
Алекса́ндрам Aleksándram |
| accusative | Алекса́ндру Aleksándru |
Алекса́ндр Aleksándr |
| instrumental | Алекса́ндрой, Алекса́ндрою Aleksándroj, Aleksándroju |
Алекса́ндрами Aleksándrami |
| prepositional | Алекса́ндре Aleksándre |
Алекса́ндрах Aleksándrax |
Derived terms
- (Diminutives): Са́ша (Sáša), Шу́ра (Šúra)
- (Endearing forms): Са́шенька (Sášenʹka), Шу́рочка (Šúročka)
- (Pejorative forms): Шу́рка (Šúrka)
Related terms
- Александри́на (Aleksandrína)
- Оле́ся (Olésja)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: Oleksandra
- Transliterations
- English: Aleksandra, Alexandra
- Lithuanian: Aleksandra
- Estonian: Aleksandra
- Latvian: Aleksandra
Proper noun
Алекса́ндра • (Aleksándra) m
- genitive/accusative singular of Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr)