Рюрик

Russian

Etymology

    Inherited from Old East Slavic Рюрикъ (Rjurikŭ), from Old Norse Rørik, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks. Cognate with English Roderick.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈrʲʉrʲɪk]
    • Hyphenation: Рю́‧рик

    Proper noun

    Рю́рик • (Rjúrikm anim (genitive Рю́рика, nominative plural Рю́рики, genitive plural Рю́риков)

    1. a male given name, Ryurik, equivalent to English Rurik

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Danish: Rurik
      • Icelandic: Rúrik (partially from English)
    • English: Ruric, Rurik
    • Swedish: Rurik

    References

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “Рюрик”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress