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Erika
Erika
See also: Ērika
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
Related terms
Translations
female given name — see Erica
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
Feminine form of Erik. Cognate to English Erica.
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
Faroese
Proper noun
Erika f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Erika: Erikuson
- daughter of Erika: Erikudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Erika |
| Accusative | Eriku |
| Dative | Eriku |
| Genitive | Eriku |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈerikɑ]
- Hyphenation: E‧ri‧ka
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name, feminine form of Erik.
Declension
| Inflection of Erika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Erika | Erikat | |
| genitive | Erikan | Erikoiden Erikoitten |
|
| partitive | Erikaa | Erikoita | |
| illative | Erikaan | Erikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Erika | Erikat | |
| accusative | nom. | Erika | Erikat |
| gen. | Erikan | ||
| genitive | Erikan | Erikoiden Erikoitten Erikainrare |
|
| partitive | Erikaa | Erikoita | |
| inessive | Erikassa | Erikoissa | |
| elative | Erikasta | Erikoista | |
| illative | Erikaan | Erikoihin | |
| adessive | Erikalla | Erikoilla | |
| ablative | Erikalta | Erikoilta | |
| allative | Erikalle | Erikoille | |
| essive | Erikana | Erikoina | |
| translative | Erikaksi | Erikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Erikoin | |
| abessive | Erikatta | Erikoitta | |
| comitative | — | Erikoineen | |
German
Noun
Erika f
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name interpreted as a flower name, and as a Scandinavian feminine form of Erik. Spelling variant: Erica
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛrikɒ]
- Hyphenation: Eri‧ka
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Erika | Erikák |
| accusative | Erikát | Erikákat |
| dative | Erikának | Erikáknak |
| instrumental | Erikával | Erikákkal |
| causal-final | Erikáért | Erikákért |
| translative | Erikává | Erikákká |
| terminative | Erikáig | Erikákig |
| essive-formal | Erikaként | Erikákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Erikában | Erikákban |
| superessive | Erikán | Erikákon |
| adessive | Erikánál | Erikáknál |
| illative | Erikába | Erikákba |
| sublative | Erikára | Erikákra |
| allative | Erikához | Erikákhoz |
| elative | Erikából | Erikákból |
| delative | Erikáról | Erikákról |
| ablative | Erikától | Erikáktól |
| Possessive forms of Erika | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Erikám | Erikáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Erikád | Erikáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Erikája | Erikái |
| 1st person plural | Erikánk | Erikáink |
| 2nd person plural | Erikátok | Erikáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Erikájuk | Erikáik |
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Feminine form of Erik.First recorded in Sweden in 1686 in the Latinate spelling Erica.
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
erika
Erika
See also: Ērika
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
Related terms
Translations
female given name — see Erica
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
Feminine form of Erik. Cognate to English Erica.
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
Faroese
Proper noun
Erika f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Erika: Erikuson
- daughter of Erika: Erikudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Erika |
| Accusative | Eriku |
| Dative | Eriku |
| Genitive | Eriku |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈerikɑ]
- Hyphenation: E‧ri‧ka
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name, feminine form of Erik.
Declension
| Inflection of Erika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Erika | Erikat | |
| genitive | Erikan | Erikoiden Erikoitten |
|
| partitive | Erikaa | Erikoita | |
| illative | Erikaan | Erikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Erika | Erikat | |
| accusative | nom. | Erika | Erikat |
| gen. | Erikan | ||
| genitive | Erikan | Erikoiden Erikoitten Erikainrare |
|
| partitive | Erikaa | Erikoita | |
| inessive | Erikassa | Erikoissa | |
| elative | Erikasta | Erikoista | |
| illative | Erikaan | Erikoihin | |
| adessive | Erikalla | Erikoilla | |
| ablative | Erikalta | Erikoilta | |
| allative | Erikalle | Erikoille | |
| essive | Erikana | Erikoina | |
| translative | Erikaksi | Erikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Erikoin | |
| abessive | Erikatta | Erikoitta | |
| comitative | — | Erikoineen | |
German
Noun
Erika f
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name interpreted as a flower name, and as a Scandinavian feminine form of Erik. Spelling variant: Erica
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛrikɒ]
- Hyphenation: Eri‧ka
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Erika | Erikák |
| accusative | Erikát | Erikákat |
| dative | Erikának | Erikáknak |
| instrumental | Erikával | Erikákkal |
| causal-final | Erikáért | Erikákért |
| translative | Erikává | Erikákká |
| terminative | Erikáig | Erikákig |
| essive-formal | Erikaként | Erikákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Erikában | Erikákban |
| superessive | Erikán | Erikákon |
| adessive | Erikánál | Erikáknál |
| illative | Erikába | Erikákba |
| sublative | Erikára | Erikákra |
| allative | Erikához | Erikákhoz |
| elative | Erikából | Erikákból |
| delative | Erikáról | Erikákról |
| ablative | Erikától | Erikáktól |
| Possessive forms of Erika | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Erikám | Erikáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Erikád | Erikáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Erikája | Erikái |
| 1st person plural | Erikánk | Erikáink |
| 2nd person plural | Erikátok | Erikáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Erikájuk | Erikáik |
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Feminine form of Erik.First recorded in Sweden in 1686 in the Latinate spelling Erica.
Proper noun
Erika
- A female given name.