Алеѯандръ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

  • Алєѯандръ (Aleksandrŭ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξᾰνδρος (Aléxăndros).

Proper noun

Алеѯандръ • (Aleksandrŭm anim

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “алеѯандръ”, in Codex Suprasliensis[1] (in Old Church Slavonic), pages (leaf) 79, line 29–30:
      алеѯандръ рече· азъ глаголѧ се не блѧдѫ· аште ли то тебе послоушаѭ·
      aleksandrŭ reče· azŭ glagolę se ne blędǫ· ašte li to tebe poslušajǫ·
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    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “алеѯандръ”, in Codex Suprasliensis[2] (in Old Church Slavonic), pages (leaf) 80.5, line 4–8:
      [] бѣа҅ше а҅леѯандръ хвалꙙ бога и҅ глагол҄ꙙ : цѣсароуѧи вь҆ вѣкꙑ богъ · сѣдꙙи҆ на херовимѣ · ѥ҅гоже хвалꙙтъ а҅гг҄ели и҅ а҅рꙿхагг҄ели · благословь҆ѭ̑ тꙙ а҅ꙁъ грѣшънъи҆ · а҅леѯандръ []
      [] Alexander praised God and said: “God, ruling unto the aeons, sitting on the cherubim, whom angels and archangels praise, I, the sinning Alexander, bless you.” []

Declension

Declension of Алеѯандръ (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Алеѯандръ
Aleksandrŭ


genitive Алеѯандра
Aleksandra


dative Алеѯандроу, Алеѯандрови
Aleksandru, Aleksandrovi


accusative Алеѯандръ, Алеѯандра
Aleksandrŭ, Aleksandra


instrumental Алеѯандромъ
Aleksandromŭ


locative Алеѯандрѣ
Aleksandrě


vocative Алеѯандре
Aleksandre


Descendants

Further reading