Olaf
English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Olaf
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1998, Garrison Keillor, Wobegon Boy, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 71:
- And then all hundred and one of us trooped across the grass and onto the platform and got our diplomas from Mr. Halvorson, the superintendent of schools, and he said my name into the microphone―Tollefson, John Olaf―and there is was, the terrible secret of my middle name, revealed, and I slunk back to my seat and people whispered, 'Hey, Ole.'
Usage notes
- Best known for Olaf II (c. 995–29 July 1030), king and patron saint of Norway. Rarely used as a given name of English-speakers.
Translations
male given name
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *Anulaibaʀ.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːlaf/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Olaf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Olafs or (with an article) Olaf)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
Norwegian
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*Anulaibaʀ).
Declension
Singular | |
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Indefinite | |
Nominative | Olaf |
Accusative | Olaf |
Dative | Olafi, Olafe |
Genitive | Olafs |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.laf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlaf
- Syllabification: O‧laf
Declension
Declension of Olaf
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Olaf | Olafowie |
genitive | Olafa | Olafów |
dative | Olafowi | Olafom |
accusative | Olafa | Olafów |
instrumental | Olafem | Olafami |
locative | Olafie | Olafach |
vocative | Olafie | Olafowie |
Further reading
- Olaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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