Николай

Russian

Nicholas II

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪkɐˈɫaj]
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Proper noun

Никола́й • (Nikoláj) m anim (genitive Никола́я, nominative plural Никола́и, genitive plural Никола́ев, relational adjective никола́евский, diminutive Ко́ля)

  1. a male given name, Nikolai or Nikolay, equivalent to English Nicholas
  2. November (N in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives:) Ко́ля (Kólja)
  • (Endearing forms:) Ко́ленька (Kólenʹka), Никола́ша (Nikoláša)
  • (Pejorative forms:) Ко́лька (Kólʹka)
  • (Patronymics:) Никола́евич (Nikolájevič)/Никола́ич (Nikoláič), Никола́евна (Nikolájevna)/Никола́вна (Nikolávna)
  • (Surnames:) Никола́ев (Nikolájev)

Descendants

Transliterations
  • English: Nikolai, Nikolay
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 尼古拉 (Nígǔlā)
  • Estonian: Nikolai
  • Japanese: ニコライ (Nikorai)
  • Korean: 니콜라이 (Nikollai)
  • Latvian: Nikolajs
  • Lithuanian: Nikolajus
  • Persian: نیکولای (nikulây), نیکلای (Nikolây)
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