Erik
English
Alternative forms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛrɪk]
Danish
Estonian
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːrik/ (in imitation of Swedish)
- Hyphenation: E‧rik
Proper noun
Erik
- A common Swedish male given name, entered here for Finnish declension only.
Declension
Inflection of Erik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Erik | Erikit | |
genitive | Erikin | Erikien | |
partitive | Erikiä | Erikejä | |
illative | Erikiin | Erikeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Erik | Erikit | |
accusative | nom. | Erik | Erikit |
gen. | Erikin | ||
genitive | Erikin | Erikien | |
partitive | Erikiä | Erikejä | |
inessive | Erikissä | Erikeissä | |
elative | Erikistä | Erikeistä | |
illative | Erikiin | Erikeihin | |
adessive | Erikillä | Erikeillä | |
ablative | Erikiltä | Erikeiltä | |
allative | Erikille | Erikeille | |
essive | Erikinä | Erikeinä | |
translative | Erikiksi | Erikeiksi | |
instructive | — | Erikein | |
abessive | Erikittä | Erikeittä | |
comitative | — | Erikeineen |
German
Proper noun
Erik
- A male given name, equivalent to English Eric, variant of Erich borrowed from Scandinavia.
Norwegian
Alternative forms
Usage notes
- One of the most common given names in Norway since the Middle Ages.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 608 males with the given name Erik (compared to 12 953 named Eirik) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with a frequency varying between 0.4 - 1.0 percent of the gender group without clear peaks. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrik/
Proper noun
Erik m (genitive Erika, nominative plural Erikovia) declension pattern chlap
- A male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
Derived terms
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ́ːrik/
- Tonal orthography: ȇrik
Swedish
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Erik c (genitive Eriks)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Eric.
- 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag →ISBN
- E. Blom. Vad stod e:et för? Erik? Det var egentligen det enda mansnamn för en så pass ung människa som hon kunde komma på. Ingen hette sådant som Evald, Einar eller Evert nuförtiden. Eller gjorde de?
- 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag →ISBN
Usage notes
- Traditionally one of the most popular names in Sweden, said to have been borne by 14 kings (out of which 5 are now considered mythological).
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 301 941 males with the given name Erik living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Turkish
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