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Олександра

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic Олександра (Oleksandra), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρα (Aléxandra), compounded from ἀλέξω (aléxō, I defend) +‎ ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, man): "defender of men". Cognate with English Alexandra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɔɫekˈsandrɐ]
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Proper noun

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Олекса́ндра (Oleksándraf pers (genitive Олекса́ндри, nominative plural Олекса́ндри, genitive plural Олекса́ндр, masculine Олекса́ндр)

  1. a female given name, Oleksandra, equivalent to English Alexandra

Declension

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