Ольга
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old East Slavic Ольга (Olĭga) (compare Оле́г (Olég)), from Old Norse Helga, from heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
О́льга • (Ólʹga) f anim (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural О́лег)
- a female given name, Olga, Helga
- Oscar (O in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
Declension
Declension of О́льга (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Derived terms
- (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
- Оле́г (Olég)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Ольга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
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- a female given name, Olga Helga.
Declension
Derived terms
- Оля (Olja) (familiar or diminutive)
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