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Ольга

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Old Ruthenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), borrowed from Old Norse Helga.[1][2] Compare Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), Old Church Slavonic Єлга (Elga).

Proper noun

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О́льга (Ólʹhaf pers

  1. a female given name, Olha, equivalent to English Olga or Helga

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: Во́льга (Vólʹha)
  • Ukrainian: О́льга (Ólʹha); О́льдзя (Ólʹdzja) (dialectal); О́льґа (Ólʹga) (Canadian Ukrainian)

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “О́льга”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 183
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “О́льга”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 878

Further reading

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  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*Олга”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 80

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited 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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈolʲɡə]
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Proper noun

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О́льга (Ólʹgaf anim (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural Ольг, relational adjective о́льгинский)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga or Helga, Ukrainian Ольга (Olʹha), or Belarusian Вольга (Vólʹha)
  2. Oscar (O in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Ольга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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О́льга (Ólʹhaf pers (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural Ольг, relational adjective О́льжинський)

  1. a female given name, Olha, equivalent to English Olga or Helga or Belarusian Вольга (Vólʹha)

Declension

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Declension of О́льга
(pers hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative О́льга
Ólʹha
О́льги
Ólʹhy
genitive О́льги
Ólʹhy
Ольг
Olʹh
dative О́льзі
Ólʹzi
О́льгам
Ólʹham
accusative О́льгу
Ólʹhu
Ольг
Olʹh
instrumental О́льгою
Ólʹhoju
О́льгами
Ólʹhamy
locative О́льзі
Ólʹzi
О́льгах
Ólʹhax
vocative О́льго
Ólʹho
О́льги
Ólʹhy

Derived terms

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  • Оля (Olja) (familiar or diminutive)