Рюрик

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • 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