Владимир

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

Владимир (definite accusative Владимири, plural Владимирләр)

1. Cyrillic spelling of Vladimir

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɫadimir]

Proper noun

Владимир • (Vladimir) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Vladimir

Russian

Alternative forms

• Влади́міръ (Vladímir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (where further etymology is listed). By surface analysis, влад(еть) (vlad(etʹ), “to master, to possess”) +‎ мир (mir, “peace”), with the second component changed by folk etymology from Old Church Slavonic мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɫɐˈdʲimʲɪr]

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Proper noun

Влади́мир • (Vladímir) m anim or m inan (genitive Влади́мира, nominative plural Влади́миры, genitive plural Влади́миров, relational adjective влади́мирский)

1. (animate) a male given name, equivalent to English Vladimir
2. (inanimate) Vladimir (a city, the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia)
3. (inanimate) Transliteration of Volodymyr (a city, the administrative center of Volodymyr Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine)

Usage notes

• The Russian male name Влади́мир (Vladímir) is never shortened to Влад (Vlad); common pet forms are Воло́дя (Volódja) or Во́ва (Vóva). Влад (Vlad) is a short form of Владисла́в (Vladisláv) or a name on its own.

Declension

Declension of Влади́мир (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

		singular	plural
nominative		Влади́мир Vladímir	Влади́миры Vladímiry
genitive		Влади́мира Vladímira	Влади́миров Vladímirov
dative		Влади́миру Vladímiru	Влади́мирам Vladímiram
accusative	animate	Влади́мира Vladímira	Влади́миров Vladímirov
	inanimate	Влади́мир Vladímir	Влади́миры Vladímiry
instrumental		Влади́миром Vladímirom	Влади́мирами Vladímirami
prepositional		Влади́мире Vladímire	Влади́мирах Vladímirax

Note: the city name does not have a plural form, or it is never used.

Derived terms

(male name):

General hypocoristic forms:

• Воло́дя (Volódja)
• Во́ва (Vóva)
• Вла́дя (Vládja)
• Ла́дя (Ládja)
• Ва́дя (Vádja)

Endearing forms:

• Воло́денька (Volódenʹka)
• Во́вочка (Vóvočka)
• Воло́дик (Volódik)

Familiar forms:

• Воло́дька (Volódʹka)
• Во́вка (Vóvka)

Patronymics:

• Влади́мирович (Vladímirovič), Влади́мирыч (Vladímiryč)
• Влади́мировна (Vladímirovna), Влади́мирна (Vladímirna)

Surnames:

• Влади́миров (Vladímirov)

Descendants

• → Arabic: فْلَادِيمِير (fladīmir)
• → Armenian: Վլադիմիր (Vladimir)
• Chinese:

  → Mandarin: 弗拉基米爾 / 弗拉基米尔 (Fúlājīmǐ'ěr), 弗拉基米尔 (Fúlājīmǐ'ěr)

• → Georgian: ვლადიმერ (vladimer)
• → Greek: Βλαδίμηρος (Vladímiros), Βλαντίμιρ (Vlantímir)
• → Hindi: व्लादिमिर (vlādimir)
• → Japanese: ウラジーミル (Urajīmiru)
• → Korean: 블라디미르 (Beulladimireu)
• → Latvian: Vladimirs
• → Lithuanian: Vladimiras
• → Vietnamese: Vla-đi-mia