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Andreas
Andreas
English
Proper noun
Andreas
- A male given name from the Latin form of Andrew.
See also
- San Andreas
- San Andreas Fault
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Andreas
- Andrew (biblical figure)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew.
Related terms
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 684 males with the given name Andreas have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Andreas m
- Andrew (biblical figure)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew.
Related terms
Anagrams
Estonian
Proper noun
Andreas
- Andrew (biblical figure)
- A male given name of biblical origin.
Related terms
Finnish
Proper noun
Andreas
- Andrew (the Apostle).
- (rare) A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Andreas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Andreas | Andreakset | |
| genitive | Andreaksen | Andreasten Andreaksien |
|
| partitive | Andreasta | Andreaksia | |
| illative | Andreakseen | Andreaksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Andreas | Andreakset | |
| accusative | nom. | Andreas | Andreakset |
| gen. | Andreaksen | ||
| genitive | Andreaksen | Andreasten Andreaksien |
|
| partitive | Andreasta | Andreaksia | |
| inessive | Andreaksessa | Andreaksissa | |
| elative | Andreaksesta | Andreaksista | |
| illative | Andreakseen | Andreaksiin | |
| adessive | Andreaksella | Andreaksilla | |
| ablative | Andreakselta | Andreaksilta | |
| allative | Andreakselle | Andreaksille | |
| essive | Andreaksena | Andreaksina | |
| translative | Andreakseksi | Andreaksiksi | |
| instructive | — | Andreaksin | |
| abessive | Andreaksetta | Andreaksitta | |
| comitative | — | Andreaksineen | |
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [anˈdʀeːas]
- Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as
Proper noun
Andreas m
- Andrew (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.dre.aːs/
Proper noun
Andreās m (genitive Andreae); first declension
- Andrew (biblical figure)
Declension
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Andreās |
| genitive | Andreae |
| dative | Andreae |
| accusative | Andreān |
| ablative | Andreā |
| vocative | Andreā |
Descendants
Norwegian
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin Andreas. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 12th century.
Proper noun
Andreas
- Andrew (biblical figure)
- A male given name .
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 793 males with the given name Andreas living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.
Proper noun
Andreas
- Andrew (biblical figure)
- A male given name, the biblical form of Anders.
Related terms
- (male given names:) Anders, André
- (pet forms:) Adde
- (female given names:) Andrea
- (surnames:) Anderson, Andreasson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 70 686 males with the given name Andreas living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.