Nikolaus
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin saint's name Nicolaus (“Nicholas”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Nikolaus
- a male given name, often a middle name
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Nikolaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Nikolaus | Nikolaukset | ||
genitive | Nikolauksen | Nikolausten Nikolauksien | ||
partitive | Nikolausta | Nikolauksia | ||
illative | Nikolaukseen | Nikolauksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Nikolaus | Nikolaukset | ||
accusative | nom. | Nikolaus | Nikolaukset | |
gen. | Nikolauksen | |||
genitive | Nikolauksen | Nikolausten Nikolauksien | ||
partitive | Nikolausta | Nikolauksia | ||
inessive | Nikolauksessa | Nikolauksissa | ||
elative | Nikolauksesta | Nikolauksista | ||
illative | Nikolaukseen | Nikolauksiin | ||
adessive | Nikolauksella | Nikolauksilla | ||
ablative | Nikolaukselta | Nikolauksilta | ||
allative | Nikolaukselle | Nikolauksille | ||
essive | Nikolauksena | Nikolauksina | ||
translative | Nikolaukseksi | Nikolauksiksi | ||
abessive | Nikolauksetta | Nikolauksitta | ||
instructive | — | Nikolauksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics[edit]
- The given name Nikolaus belongs to 22 male individuals (and as a middle name to 102 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus. Compare English Nicholas.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/ (less common; regional)
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/ (dated; still among the older generation)
Audio: (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Nikolaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nikolaus or Nikolaus')
- St. Nicholas
- a figure, originally identical with the former and similar to the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus, bringing children (small) presents during the night before the 6th of December
- a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas
Usage notes[edit]
- The traditional figure is usually named with a definite article: der Nikolaus. In this case, the genitive is des Nikolaus without an apostrophe or des Nikolauses. Otherwise it is Nikolaus without an apostrophe or (prepositioned) Nikolaus' with apostrophe.
Related terms[edit]
- variants and pet forms: Claus, Klaus, Nick, Niclas, Nico, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Niels, Niki, Niklas, Niklaus, Niko, Nikolai, Nils
Noun[edit]
Nikolaus m (strong, genitive Nikolauses or Nikolaus, plural Nikoläuse or Nikolause)
- a representation of St. Nicholas (e.g. an actor or a figurine)
- the day of 6th December
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Nikolaus c (genitive Nikolaus)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; more popular in the form Nils and Niklas
Categories:
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑus
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑus/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish vastaus-type nominals
- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- German nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names