Андрей

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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). Cognates include Czech Andrej, Serbo-Croatian Андреј / Andrej, Slovak Andrej and Slovene Andrej.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Андрей (Andrejm pers

  1. a male given name, Andrey or Andrei, from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Андрея (Andreja), equivalent to English Andrew

Declension

Declension of Андрей
singular plural
nominative Андрей (Andrej) Андрейове (Andrejove)
genitive Андрея (Andreja) Андрейох (Andrejox)
dative Андрейови (Andrejovi) Андрейом (Andrejom)
accusative Андрея (Andreja) Андрейох (Andrejox)
instrumental Андрейом (Andrejom) Андреями (Andrejami)
locative Андрейови (Andrejovi) Андрейох (Andrejox)
vocative Андрей (Andrej) Андрейове (Andrejove)

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Андре́й (Andréjm anim (genitive Андре́я, nominative plural Андре́и, genitive plural Андре́ев)

  1. a male given name, Andrey or Andrei, equivalent to English Andrew, Belarusian Андрэ́й (Andréj), or Ukrainian Андрі́й (Andríj)
    • 1903, Антон Чехов , “chapter I”, in Невеста, Санкт-Петербург: Журнал для всех; English translation from Robert Payne, transl., The Bride, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963:
      — И говори́те вы мно́го ли́шнего, — сказа́ла она́. — Вот вы то́лько что говори́ли про моего́ Андре́я, но ведь вы его́ не зна́ете.
      — Моего́ Андре́я… Бог с ним, с ва́шим Андре́ем! Мне вот мо́лодости ва́шей жа́лко.
      — I govoríte vy mnógo líšnevo, — skazála oná. — Vot vy tólʹko što govoríli pro mojevó Andréja, no vedʹ vy jevó ne znájete.
      — Mojevó Andréja… Bog s nim, s vášim Andréjem! Mne vot mólodosti vášej žálko.
      “You talk a lot of nonsense!” she said. “Look what you just said about my Andrey—you really don’t know him at all!”
      My Andrey!… Never mind your Andrey!… It’s your youth I’m sorry for!”
  2. A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Андрэ́й (Andréj), equivalent to Andrew
  3. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Андрі́й (Andríj), equivalent to Andrew

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ingrian: Andree
  • Azerbaijani: Andrey (transliteration)
  • English: Andrei, Andrey (transliteration)
  • Estonian: Andrei (transliteration)
  • Latvian: Andrejs (transliteration)
  • Persian: آندری (ândrey) (transliteration)