Paulus

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See also: paulus

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paulus m anim (female equivalent Paulusová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Paulus”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Proper noun

Paulus

  1. Paul (biblical figure).
  2. a male given name, rare in this form

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Paulus, from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯.lʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧lus

Proper noun

Paulus m

  1. (biblical) Paul
  2. a male given name, now rare in this form.

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Proper noun

Paulus

  1. Paul (biblical character).
  2. a male given name, rare in this form

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯lus/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑulus
  • Syllabification(key): Pau‧lus
  • Hyphenation(key): Pau‧lus

Proper noun

Paulus

  1. a Finnish surname
  2. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Paulus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Paulus Paulukset
genitive Pauluksen Paulusten
Pauluksien
partitive Paulusta Pauluksia
illative Paulukseen Pauluksiin
singular plural
nominative Paulus Paulukset
accusative nom. Paulus Paulukset
gen. Pauluksen
genitive Pauluksen Paulusten
Pauluksien
partitive Paulusta Pauluksia
inessive Pauluksessa Pauluksissa
elative Pauluksesta Pauluksista
illative Paulukseen Pauluksiin
adessive Pauluksella Pauluksilla
ablative Paulukselta Pauluksilta
allative Paulukselle Pauluksille
essive Pauluksena Pauluksina
translative Paulukseksi Pauluksiksi
abessive Pauluksetta Pauluksitta
instructive Pauluksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Paulus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Paulukseni Paulukseni
accusative nom. Paulukseni Paulukseni
gen. Paulukseni
genitive Paulukseni Paulusteni
Pauluksieni
partitive Paulustani Pauluksiani
inessive Pauluksessani Pauluksissani
elative Pauluksestani Pauluksistani
illative Paulukseeni Pauluksiini
adessive Pauluksellani Pauluksillani
ablative Paulukseltani Pauluksiltani
allative Paulukselleni Pauluksilleni
essive Pauluksenani Pauluksinani
translative Pauluksekseni Pauluksikseni
abessive Pauluksettani Pauluksittani
instructive
comitative Pauluksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Pauluksesi Pauluksesi
accusative nom. Pauluksesi Pauluksesi
gen. Pauluksesi
genitive Pauluksesi Paulustesi
Pauluksiesi
partitive Paulustasi Pauluksiasi
inessive Pauluksessasi Pauluksissasi
elative Pauluksestasi Pauluksistasi
illative Paulukseesi Pauluksiisi
adessive Pauluksellasi Pauluksillasi
ablative Paulukseltasi Pauluksiltasi
allative Pauluksellesi Pauluksillesi
essive Pauluksenasi Pauluksinasi
translative Paulukseksesi Pauluksiksesi
abessive Pauluksettasi Pauluksittasi
instructive
comitative Pauluksinesi

Statistics

  • Paulus is the 390th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 774 male individuals (and as a middle name to 343 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • Paulus is the 5322nd (tied with 36 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 133 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paulus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauli or Paulus' or (with an article) Paulus)

  1. (biblical) Paul (apostle)
  2. a male given name of rare usage, variant of Paul

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From paulus (small).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paulus m (genitive Paulī); second declension

  1. A cognomen of the Aemilius clan.
  2. Paul (biblical figure).

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Paulus Paulī
genitive Paulī Paulōrum
dative Paulō Paulīs
accusative Paulum Paulōs
ablative Paulō Paulīs
vocative Paule Paulī

Descendants

  • Romanian: Paul
  • Piedmontese: Pàul
  • Italo-Dalmatian
  • Old French: Pol
  • Old Occitan:
  • Sardinian: Pàulu
  • Padanian:
  • West Iberian
Borrowings

References

  • Paulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Paulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Proper noun

Paulus

  1. Paul (biblical character).
  2. a male given name, rare in this form

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (small).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paulus m

  1. Paul

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Paulus
accusative Paulus
genitive Paules
dative Paule

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paulus c (genitive Paulus)

  1. Paul (biblical character).
  2. a male given name, rare in this form