Ferdinand
English
Etymology
Contraction of Spanish Ferdinando, from Germanic farð "journey" or frið "peace" + nand "ready, prepared".
Proper noun
Ferdinand
- A male given name., best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but never popular in English.
- (astronomy) A moon of Uranus, named for a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Translations
male given name
Czech
Proper noun
Ferdinand m
- A male given name., cognate to Ferdinand.
Danish
Proper noun
Ferdinand
- A male given name., cognate to Ferdinand.
Faroese
Proper noun
Ferdinand m
- A male given name..
Usage notes
- son of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsson
- daughter of Ferdinand: Ferdinandsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Ferdinand |
| Accusative | Ferdinand |
| Dative | Ferdinandi |
| Genitive | Ferdinands |
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Ferdinand
- A male given name., cognate to Ferdinand.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Ferdinand
- A male given name., cognate to Ferdinand.
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛrdinand/
Proper noun
Ferdinand m (genitive Ferdinanda, nominative plural Ferdinandovia) declension pattern chlap
- A male given name..
Declension
Declension of Ferdinand
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ferdinand | Ferdinandovia |
| genitive | Ferdinanda | Ferdinandov |
| dative | Ferdinandovi | Ferdinandom |
| accusative | Ferdinanda | Ferdinandov |
| locative | Ferdinandovi | Ferdinandoch |
| instrumental | Ferdinandom | Ferdinandmi |
Derived terms
- Ferdo, Ferdko
- Nando, Nandko
- Ferdiš, Ferdiško
Further reading
- Ferdinand in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Swedish
Proper noun
Ferdinand c (genitive Ferdinands)
- A male given name., cognate to Ferdinand.
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