Andreas

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See also: Andreaš

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew.

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek from the Latin form of Andrew.
  2. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Ανδρέας (Andréas).

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Danish

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 684 males with the given name Andreas have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈdreː.ɑs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Proper noun

Andreas m

  1. Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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Estonian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (the Apostle).
  2. (rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Declension

Inflection of Andreas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Andreas Andreakset
genitive Andreaksen Andreasten
Andreaksien
partitive Andreasta Andreaksia
illative Andreakseen Andreaksiin
singular plural
nominative Andreas Andreakset
accusative nom. Andreas Andreakset
gen. Andreaksen
genitive Andreaksen Andreasten
Andreaksien
partitive Andreasta Andreaksia
inessive Andreaksessa Andreaksissa
elative Andreaksesta Andreaksista
illative Andreakseen Andreaksiin
adessive Andreaksella Andreaksilla
ablative Andreakselta Andreaksilta
allative Andreakselle Andreaksille
essive Andreaksena Andreaksina
translative Andreakseksi Andreaksiksi
abessive Andreaksetta Andreaksitta
instructive — Andreaksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Andreas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Andreakseni Andreakseni
accusative nom. Andreakseni Andreakseni
gen. Andreakseni
genitive Andreakseni Andreasteni
Andreaksieni
partitive Andreastani Andreaksiani
inessive Andreaksessani Andreaksissani
elative Andreaksestani Andreaksistani
illative Andreakseeni Andreaksiini
adessive Andreaksellani Andreaksillani
ablative Andreakseltani Andreaksiltani
allative Andreakselleni Andreaksilleni
essive Andreaksenani Andreaksinani
translative Andreaksekseni Andreaksikseni
abessive Andreaksettani Andreaksittani
instructive — —
comitative — Andreaksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Andreaksesi Andreaksesi
accusative nom. Andreaksesi Andreaksesi
gen. Andreaksesi
genitive Andreaksesi Andreastesi
Andreaksiesi
partitive Andreastasi Andreaksiasi
inessive Andreaksessasi Andreaksissasi
elative Andreaksestasi Andreaksistasi
illative Andreakseesi Andreaksiisi
adessive Andreaksellasi Andreaksillasi
ablative Andreakseltasi Andreaksiltasi
allative Andreaksellesi Andreaksillesi
essive Andreaksenasi Andreaksinasi
translative Andreakseksesi Andreaksiksesi
abessive Andreaksettasi Andreaksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Andreaksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Andreaksemme Andreaksemme
accusative nom. Andreaksemme Andreaksemme
gen. Andreaksemme
genitive Andreaksemme Andreastemme
Andreaksiemme
partitive Andreastamme Andreaksiamme
inessive Andreaksessamme Andreaksissamme
elative Andreaksestamme Andreaksistamme
illative Andreakseemme Andreaksiimme
adessive Andreaksellamme Andreaksillamme
ablative Andreakseltamme Andreaksiltamme
allative Andreaksellemme Andreaksillemme
essive Andreaksenamme Andreaksinamme
translative Andreakseksemme Andreaksiksemme
abessive Andreaksettamme Andreaksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Andreaksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Andreaksenne Andreaksenne
accusative nom. Andreaksenne Andreaksenne
gen. Andreaksenne
genitive Andreaksenne Andreastenne
Andreaksienne
partitive Andreastanne Andreaksianne
inessive Andreaksessanne Andreaksissanne
elative Andreaksestanne Andreaksistanne
illative Andreakseenne Andreaksiinne
adessive Andreaksellanne Andreaksillanne
ablative Andreakseltanne Andreaksiltanne
allative Andreaksellenne Andreaksillenne
essive Andreaksenanne Andreaksinanne
translative Andreakseksenne Andreaksiksenne
abessive Andreaksettanne Andreaksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Andreaksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Andreaksensa Andreaksensa
accusative nom. Andreaksensa Andreaksensa
gen. Andreaksensa
genitive Andreaksensa Andreastensa
Andreaksiensa
partitive Andreastaan
Andreastansa 		Andreaksiaan
Andreaksiansa
inessive Andreaksessaan
Andreaksessansa 		Andreaksissaan
Andreaksissansa
elative Andreaksestaan
Andreaksestansa 		Andreaksistaan
Andreaksistansa
illative Andreakseensa Andreaksiinsa
adessive Andreaksellaan
Andreaksellansa 		Andreaksillaan
Andreaksillansa
ablative Andreakseltaan
Andreakseltansa 		Andreaksiltaan
Andreaksiltansa
allative Andreakselleen
Andreaksellensa 		Andreaksilleen
Andreaksillensa
essive Andreaksenaan
Andreaksenansa 		Andreaksinaan
Andreaksinansa
translative Andreaksekseen
Andreakseksensa 		Andreaksikseen
Andreaksiksensa
abessive Andreaksettaan
Andreaksettansa 		Andreaksittaan
Andreaksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Andreaksineen
Andreaksinensa

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Statistics

  • Andreas is the 282nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,585 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,005 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 6 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Proper noun

Andreas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Andreas' or Andreas, plural Andreasse or Andreas or Andreas')

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Usage notes

  • The genitive Andreas can be used after the article des (masculine genitive singular).

Declension

Declension of Andreas
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Andreas die Andreasse, Andreas, Andreas'
genitive eines des Andreas', Andreas der Andreasse, Andreas, Andreas'
dative einem dem Andreas den Andreassen, Andreas, Andreas'
accusative einen den Andreas die Andreasse, Andreas, Andreas'

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Proper noun

Andreas f or m

  1. inflection of Andrea:
    1. genitive singular
    2. plural

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈdreː.aːs/, or IPA(key): /ˈan.dre.aːs/,
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈdre.as/, or IPA(key): /ˈan.dre.as/,
  • Note: the originally short vowel always scans long in late dactylic poetry to fit the meter. This pronunciation likely gained currency under the Empire in order to imitate Greek stress, parallel to -ia, and is the only one reflected by Romance.

Proper noun

Andrē̆ās m sg (genitive Andrē̆ae); first declension

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew
  2. Andrew (biblical figure)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Andrē̆ās
Genitive Andrē̆ae
Dative Andrē̆ae
Accusative Andrē̆am
Andrē̆ān
Ablative Andrē̆ā
Vocative Andrē̆ā

Descendants

References

“Andreās” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

  1. ^ Pede Certo - Digital Latin Metre‎, 2011

Manx

Proper noun

Andreas m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Andreas. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 12th century.

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 793 males with the given name Andreas living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.

Proper noun

Andreas c (genitive Andreas, Andreas')

  1. (biblical) Andrew
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew
    Det där är Andreas hund.
    That's Andreas's dog.
    Andreas och Andrea har varsin hund men Andreas' är störst.
    Andreas and Andrea each have a dog, but Andreas's is the biggest.
  3. genitive of Andrea

Usage notes

The genitive form with an apostrophe is generally only to be used when one needs to tell the genitive of Andreas and Andrea apart, see the usage examples above.

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References

  • Roland Otterbjörk (1996) Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin (1995) Förnamnsboken, Norstedts, →ISBN: 70,686 males with the given name Andreas living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Andreas m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew
  2. (biblical) Andrew

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Andreas unchanged unchanged Handreas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 16

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