Alfonsas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns), from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz. Compare German, Latvian, and Polish Alfons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [¹ˈɑˑlfɔnsɐs]
  • Hyphenation: al‧fon‧sas

Proper noun

Álfonsas m (feminine Álfonsa) stress pattern 1

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alphonse

Declension

Declension of Álfonsas
nominative Álfonsas
genitive Álfonso
dative Álfonsui
accusative Álfonsą
instrumental Álfonsu
locative Álfonse
vocative Álfonsai

Further reading