Микола
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Russian
Alternative forms
- Мыко́ла (Mykóla)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Мико́ла (Mykóla)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Мико́ла • (Mikóla) m anim (genitive Мико́лы, nominative plural Мико́лы, genitive plural Мико́л)
- (often derogatory) a Ukrainian
- Synonym: Тара́с (Tarás)
Declension
Declension of Мико́ла (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- Микола́й (Mykoláj)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Мико́ла • (Mykóla) m pers (genitive Мико́ли, nominative plural Мико́ли, genitive plural Мико́л)
- a male given name, Mykola, equivalent to English Nicholas
Usage notes
- The form Микола remains in active use today, while the form Микола́й is of largely historical use (e.g. Святи́й Микола́й (St. Nicholas)). However, Микола́й is used as the base for patronymics and other derived terms: hence Микола́йович instead of the expected Мико́лович.
Declension
Declension of Мико́ла (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- (surname): Миколе́нко (Mykolénko)
- (patronymic): Микола́йович (Mykolájovyč), Микола́ївна (Mykolájivna)
- (city): Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)
Descendants
- → Russian: Мико́ла (Mikóla)
References
- “Микола”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)