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Nikolaus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From the Latin saint's name Nicolaus (Nicholas), ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnikolɑus/, [ˈniko̞ˌlɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑus
  • Hyphenation(key): Ni‧ko‧la‧us

Proper noun

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Nikolaus

  1. a male given name, often a middle name

Declension

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Inflection of Nikolaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Nikolaus Nikolaukset
genitive Nikolauksen Nikolausten
Nikolauksien
partitive Nikolausta Nikolauksia
illative Nikolaukseen Nikolauksiin
singular plural
nominative Nikolaus Nikolaukset
accusative nom. Nikolaus Nikolaukset
gen. Nikolauksen
genitive Nikolauksen Nikolausten
Nikolauksien
partitive Nikolausta Nikolauksia
inessive Nikolauksessa Nikolauksissa
elative Nikolauksesta Nikolauksista
illative Nikolaukseen Nikolauksiin
adessive Nikolauksella Nikolauksilla
ablative Nikolaukselta Nikolauksilta
allative Nikolaukselle Nikolauksille
essive Nikolauksena Nikolauksina
translative Nikolaukseksi Nikolauksiksi
abessive Nikolauksetta Nikolauksitta
instructive Nikolauksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Nikolaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • The given name Nikolaus belongs to 22 male individuals (and as a middle name to 102 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus. Compare English Nicholas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/ (normal)
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/ (less common; regional)
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/ (dated; still among the older generation)
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Proper noun

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Nikolaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nikolaus or Nikolaus')

  1. St. Nicholas
  2. a figure, originally identical with the former and similar to the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus, bringing children (small) presents during the night before the 6th of December
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas

Usage notes

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  • The traditional figure is usually named with a definite article: der Nikolaus. In this case, the genitive is des Nikolaus without an apostrophe or des Nikolauses. Otherwise it is Nikolaus without an apostrophe or (prepositioned) Nikolaus' with apostrophe.
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Noun

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Nikolaus m (strong, genitive Nikolauses or Nikolaus, plural Nikoläuse or Nikolause)

  1. a representation of St. Nicholas (e.g. an actor or a figurine)
  2. the day of 6th December

Derived terms

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See also

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Swedish

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Proper noun

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Nikolaus c (genitive Nikolaus)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; more popular in the form Nils and Niklas