Александра

Bulgarian

Etymology

Noted as being the feminine form of Алекса́ндър (Aleksándǎr), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). May therefore also be partly influenced or borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐlɛkˈsandrɐ]

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Proper noun

Алекса́ндра • (Aleksándra) f

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Александър (Aleksandǎr), equivalent to English Alexandra

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alɛkˈsandra]

Proper noun

Александра • (Aleksandra) f

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Александар (Aleksandar), equivalent to English Alexandra

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐlʲɪkˈsandrə]

Proper noun

Алекса́ндра • (Aleksándra) f anim (genitive Алекса́ндры, nominative plural Алекса́ндры, genitive plural Алекса́ндр, masculine Алекса́ндр)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

Declension

Declension of Алекса́ндра (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Алекса́ндра Aleksándra	Алекса́ндры Aleksándry
genitive	Алекса́ндры Aleksándry	Алекса́ндр Aleksándr
dative	Алекса́ндре Aleksándre	Алекса́ндрам Aleksándram
accusative	Алекса́ндру Aleksándru	Алекса́ндр Aleksándr
instrumental	Алекса́ндрой, Алекса́ндрою Aleksándroj, Aleksándroju	Алекса́ндрами Aleksándrami
prepositional	Алекса́ндре Aleksándre	Алекса́ндрах Aleksándrax

Derived terms

• (Diminutives): Са́ша (Sáša), Шу́ра (Šúra)
• (Endearing forms): Са́шенька (Sášenʹka), Шу́рочка (Šúročka)
• (Pejorative forms): Шу́рка (Šúrka)

Related terms

• Александри́на (Aleksandrína)
• Оле́ся (Olésja)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: Oleksandra

Transliterations

• English: Aleksandra, Alexandra
• Lithuanian: Aleksandra
• Estonian: Aleksandra
• Latvian: Aleksandra

Proper noun

Алекса́ндра • (Aleksándra) m

1. genitive/accusative singular of Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr)