Миколай
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Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- Мико́ла (Mykóla)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Мико́лай • (Mykólaj) m pers (genitive Мико́лая, nominative plural Мико́лаї, genitive plural Мико́лаїв)
- a male given name, Mykolai, equivalent to English Nicholas
Usage notes
- The form Мико́ла 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, the patronymic of Мико́ла is Микола́йович instead of the expected Мико́лович.
Declension
Declension of Мико́лай (pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Мико́лай Mykólaj |
Мико́лаї Mykólaji |
| genitive | Мико́лая Mykólaja |
Мико́лаїв Mykólajiv |
| dative | Мико́лаю, Мико́лаєві Mykólaju, Mykólajevi |
Мико́лаям Mykólajam |
| accusative | Мико́лая Mykólaja |
Мико́лаїв Mykólajiv |
| instrumental | Мико́лаєм Mykólajem |
Мико́лаями Mykólajamy |
| locative | Мико́лаю, Мико́лаєві, Мико́лаї Mykólaju, Mykólajevi, Mykólaji |
Мико́лаях Mykólajax |
| vocative | Мико́лаю Mykólaju |
Мико́лаї Mykólaji |
Derived terms
- (surname): Микола́єнко (Mykolájenko), Миколайчу́к (Mykolajčúk)
- (patronymic): Микола́йович (Mykolájovyč), Микола́ївна (Mykolájivna)
- (city): Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)
References
- “Миколай”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)