Вадим
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic Вадимъ (Vadimŭ), diminutive of Вадимиръ (Vadimirŭ); compare вадить (vaditʹ, “to argue; to tame”) (see Proto-Slavic *vaditi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Вади́м • (Vadím) m anim (genitive Вади́ма, nominative plural Вади́мы, genitive plural Вади́мов)
- a male given name, Vadim
Declension
Declension of Вади́м (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Вадим”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic Вадимъ (Vadimŭ), diminutive of Вадимиръ (Vadimirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vaditi (“to argue, to scold”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Вади́м • (Vadým) m pers (genitive Вади́ма, nominative plural Вади́ми, genitive plural Вади́мів)
- a male given name, Vadym, equivalent to English Bademus
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Вади́м Vadým |
Вади́ми Vadýmy |
| genitive | Вади́ма Vadýma |
Вади́мів Vadýmiv |
| dative | Вади́мові, Вади́му Vadýmovi, Vadýmu |
Вади́мам Vadýmam |
| accusative | Вади́ма Vadýma |
Вади́мів Vadýmiv |
| instrumental | Вади́мом Vadýmom |
Вади́мами Vadýmamy |
| locative | Вади́мові, Вади́мі Vadýmovi, Vadými |
Вади́мах Vadýmax |
| vocative | Вади́ме Vadýme |
Вади́ми Vadýmy |
Derived terms
- Вади́мович (Vadýmovyč) (male patronymic)
- Вади́мівна (Vadýmivna) (female patronymic)
References
- “Вадим”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)