Mindaugas
Lithuanian
Etymology
From minėti (“to mention”) + daũg (“much, a lot”). Compare Latvian and Samogitian Mindaugs.
Proper noun
Mi̇̀ndaugas m (feminine Mindaugà, diminutive Minas / Minius / Mindas / Daugas / Daugis / Daugys) stress pattern 1
- a male given name
- (historical) Mindaugas (Grand Duke of Lithuania (1236–1253), later was crowned as the only King of Lithuania (1253–1263))
Declension
| nominative | Mi̇̀ndaugas |
|---|---|
| genitive | Mi̇̀ndaugo |
| dative | Mi̇̀ndaugui |
| accusative | Mi̇̀ndaugą |
| instrumental | Mi̇̀ndaugu |
| locative | Mi̇̀ndauge |
| vocative | Mi̇̀ndaugai |
Proper noun
Mi̇̀ndaugas m (feminine Mi̇̀ndaugienė, unmarried feminine Mi̇̀ndaugáitė) stress pattern 1
- a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Mi̇̀ndaugas | Mi̇̀ndaugai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Mi̇̀ndaugo | Mi̇̀ndaugų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Mi̇̀ndaugui | Mi̇̀ndaugams |
| accusative (galininkas) | Mi̇̀ndaugą | Mi̇̀ndaugus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Mi̇̀ndaugu | Mi̇̀ndaugais |
| locative (vietininkas) | Mi̇̀ndauge | Mi̇̀ndauguose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Mi̇̀ndaugai | Mi̇̀ndaugai |
Derived terms
- (Surnames:) Mindaugaitis
Descendants
- → Old Ruthenian: Минъдовгъ (Mindovh)
- > Belarusian: Міндоўг (Mindówh) (inherited)
- > Ukrainian: Міндовг (Mindovh) (inherited)
- → Polish: Mendog
- → Russian: Миндовг (Mindovg)
Further reading
- “Mindaugas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026