Ольга
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Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old East Slavic Ольга (Olĭga) (compare Оле́г (Olég)). The Belarussian version for Olga is Volha (Вольга).[1] The term Olga/Volha could be connected with the term for the Russian river Volga (Волга). Olga could also be connected to Old Norse Helga, from heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
О́льга • (Ólʹga) f anim (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural О́лег)
- A female given name, equivalent to English Olga or Helga
- Oscar (O in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
Declension[edit]
Declension of О́льга (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Derived terms[edit]
- (Diminutives:) О́ля (Ólja), Лёля (Ljólja), Ля́ля (Ljálja), Лёна (Ljóna), Лёня (Ljónja), Лю́ля (Ljúlja), Лю́ня (Ljúnja), Ольгу́ня (Olʹgúnja), Ольгу́ся (Olʹgúsja), Ольгу́ха (Olʹgúxa), Ольгу́ша (Olʹgúša), Олю́ля (Oljúlja), Олю́ня (Oljúnja), Олю́ся (Oljúsja), Лю́ся (Ljúsja), Олю́ха (Oljúxa), Олю́ша (Oljúša), Оля́ша (Oljáša), Оля́ня (Oljánja), Олёна (Oljóna)
- (Endearing forms:): О́ленька (Ólenʹka), О́лечка (Ólečka)
- (Pejorative forms:): О́лька (Ólʹka)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) , “Ольга”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubačóv, Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
О́льга • (Ólʹha) f pers (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural Ольг)
- A female given name, Olha, equivalent to English Olga or Helga
Declension[edit]
Declension of О́льга (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms[edit]
- Оля (Olja) (familiar or diminutive)
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