Микола
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Мыко́ла (Mykóla)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ukrainian Мико́ла (Mykóla)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Мико́ла • (Mikóla) m anim (genitive Мико́лы, nominative plural Мико́лы, genitive plural Мико́л)
- (often derogatory) a Ukrainian
- Synonym: Тара́с (Tarás)
Declension edit
Declension of Мико́ла (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Ukrainian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Микола́й (Mykoláj)
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Мико́ла • (Mykóla) m pers (genitive Мико́ли, nominative plural Мико́ли, genitive plural Мико́л)
- a male given name, Mykola, equivalent to English Nicholas
Usage notes edit
- The form Микола remains in active use today, while the form Микола́й is of largely historical use (e.g. Святи́й Микола́й (St. Nicholas)). However, Микола́й is used as the base for patronymics and other derived terms: hence Микола́йович instead of the expected Мико́лович.
Declension edit
Declension of Мико́ла (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms edit
- (surname): Миколе́нко (Mykolénko)
- (patronymic): Микола́йович (Mykolájovyč), Микола́ївна (Mykolájivna)
- (city): Микола́їв (Mykolájiv)
References edit
- “Микола”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)