Adolf
See also: Adólf
English
Etymology
From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). Doublet of Ethelwolf from Old English Æþelwulf.
Usage notes
- Very rarely given to children since World War II because of its association with Adolf Hitler.
Translations
male given name — see Adolph
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈadolf]
Declension
Declension of Adolf (hard masculine animate)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Adolf | Adolfové |
genitive | Adolfa | Adolfů |
dative | Adolfovi, Adolfu | Adolfům |
accusative | Adolfa | Adolfy |
vocative | Adolfe | Adolfové |
locative | Adolfovi, Adolfu | Adolfech |
instrumental | Adolfem | Adolfy |
Danish
Usage notes
- Rare after World War II.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.dɔlf/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Adolf
Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Adolf: Adolfsson
- daughter of Adolf: Adolfsdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Adolf |
Accusative | Adolf |
Dative | Adolfi |
Genitive | Adolfs |
German
Etymology
From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːdɔlf/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Adolf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Adolfs or (with an article) Adolf)
- a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Adolph
Usage notes
- Adolf was one of the most popular names between 1890 and 1905, after which it began to become less common. It saw a renewed rise in popularity between 1933 and 1941, but remained below the levels of the turn of the century. Since the end of the 1940s, it became very rare; when used at all it was generally as a middle name. In the GDR it was even entirely forbidden, which means that noticeably fewer Adolfs live in that region than in other German-speaking areas. In 2006, there was 1 baby in a sample of 27 700 who was given the middle name Adolf.[1] As of 1998, there lived about about 75 000 Germans named Adolf.
References
- Adolf at beliebte-vornamen.de
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒdolf]
- Hyphenation: Adolf
- Rhymes: -olf
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Adolf | Adolfok |
accusative | Adolfot | Adolfokat |
dative | Adolfnak | Adolfoknak |
instrumental | Adolffal | Adolfokkal |
causal-final | Adolfért | Adolfokért |
translative | Adolffá | Adolfokká |
terminative | Adolfig | Adolfokig |
essive-formal | Adolfként | Adolfokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Adolfban | Adolfokban |
superessive | Adolfon | Adolfokon |
adessive | Adolfnál | Adolfoknál |
illative | Adolfba | Adolfokba |
sublative | Adolfra | Adolfokra |
allative | Adolfhoz | Adolfokhoz |
elative | Adolfból | Adolfokból |
delative | Adolfról | Adolfokról |
ablative | Adolftól | Adolfoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Adolfé | Adolfoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Adolféi | Adolfokéi |
Possessive forms of Adolf | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Adolfom | Adolfjaim |
2nd person sing. | Adolfod | Adolfjaid |
3rd person sing. | Adolfja | Adolfjai |
1st person plural | Adolfunk | Adolfjaink |
2nd person plural | Adolfotok | Adolfjaitok |
3rd person plural | Adolfjuk | Adolfjaik |
Icelandic
Polish
Etymology
From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.dɔlf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -adɔlf
- Syllabification: A‧dolf
Proper noun
Adolf m pers (female equivalent Adolfa or Adolfina)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph
Declension
Declension of Adolf
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Adolf | Adolfowie/Adolfy (deprecative) |
genitive | Adolfa | Adolfów |
dative | Adolfowi | Adolfom |
accusative | Adolfa | Adolfów |
instrumental | Adolfem | Adolfami |
locative | Adolfie | Adolfach |
vocative | Adolfie | Adolfowie |
Further reading
- Adolf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈadoɫf/
Proper noun
Adolf m anim (genitive singular Adolfa, nominative plural Adolfovia, genitive plural Adolfov, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph
Declension
Declension of Adolf
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Adolf | Adolfovia |
genitive | Adolfa | Adolfov |
dative | Adolfovi | Adolfom |
accusative | Adolfa | Adolfov |
locative | Adolfovi | Adolfoch |
instrumental | Adolfom | Adolfmi |
Further reading
- “Adolf”, 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
Etymology
From Runic Swedish Aulfr.
Usage notes
- The name of four Swedish kings. Due to its association with Hitler, the name became rare after World War II.
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