Ferdinand
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).
The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/, /ˈfɝdən-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːdɪnænd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: Fer‧di‧nand
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
- (astronomy) A moon of Uranus.
Translations edit
male given name
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Czech edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Declension edit
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Usage notes edit
- son of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsson
- daughter of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Ferdinand |
Accusative | Ferdinand |
Dative | Ferdinandi |
Genitive | Ferdinands |
German edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ferdinands)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Derived from German Ferdinand.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand m anim (genitive singular Ferdinanda, nominative plural Ferdinandovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Declension edit
Declension of Ferdinand
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Ferdinand | Ferdinandovia |
genitive | Ferdinanda | Ferdinandov |
dative | Ferdinandovi | Ferdinandom |
accusative | Ferdinanda | Ferdinandov |
locative | Ferdinandovi | Ferdinandoch |
instrumental | Ferdinandom | Ferdinandmi |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Ferdinand”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand c (genitive Ferdinands)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand
Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
Ferdinand