Пракофій
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Koine Greek Προκόπῐος (Prokópios), a proper name derived from Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ, “progress forward to prosperity; advancement toward success; improvement by diligence”). Compare Russian Проко́фий (Prokófij) and Ukrainian Проко́фій (Prokófij); more distantly cognate to English Procopius.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Прако́фій • (Prakófij) m pers (genitive Прако́фія, nominative plural Прако́фіі, genitive plural Прако́фіяў)
- a male given name, Prakofiy
Declension edit
Declension of Прако́фій (pr soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Прако́фій Prakófij |
Прако́фіі Prakófii |
| genitive | Прако́фія Prakófija |
Прако́фіяў Prakófijaŭ |
| dative | Прако́фію Prakófiju |
Прако́фіям Prakófijam |
| accusative | Прако́фія Prakófija |
Прако́фіяў Prakófijaŭ |
| instrumental | Прако́фіем Prakófijem |
Прако́фіямі Prakófijami |
| locative | Прако́фію Prakófiju |
Прако́фіях Prakófijax |
| count form | — | Прако́фіі1 Prakófii1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.