Ksenija
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1825–1850. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”). Cognate with English Xenia.
Proper noun
[edit]Ksenija f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ксе́ния (Ksénija).
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ksenija was the only given name of 2511 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Slovene
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ksẹ̑nija f
- a female given name
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Ksẹ̑nija | ||
| gen. sing. | Ksẹ̑nije | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Ksẹ̑nija | Ksẹ̑niji | Ksẹ̑nije |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Ksẹ̑nije | Ksẹ̑nij | Ksẹ̑nij |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Ksẹ̑niji | Ksẹ̑nijama | Ksẹ̑nijam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Ksẹ̑nijo | Ksẹ̑niji | Ksẹ̑nije |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Ksẹ̑niji | Ksẹ̑nijah | Ksẹ̑nijah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Ksẹ̑nijo | Ksẹ̑nijama | Ksẹ̑nijami |
Further reading
[edit]- “Ksenija”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
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- Latvian terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Latvian female given names from Ancient Greek
- Latvian renderings of Russian female given names
- Latvian terms derived from Russian
- Latvian terms borrowed from Russian
- Slovene 3-syllable words
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