Olena
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Оле́на (Oléna).
Proper noun
Olena (plural Olenas)
- A female given name from Ukrainian, equivalent to English Helen.
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Алёна (Aljóna).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈolenɑ/, [ˈo̞ɫe̞n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈoleːnɑ/, [ˈo̞ɫˑe̝ːnɑ]
- Rhymes: -olen, -oleːnɑ
- Hyphenation: O‧le‧na
Proper noun
Olena
- a female given name, equivalent to English Helen
Declension
| Declension of Olena (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Olena | Olenat |
| genitive | Olenan | Olenoin |
| partitive | Olenaa | Olenoja |
| illative | Olenaa | Olenoihe |
| inessive | Olenaas | Olenois |
| elative | Olenast | Olenoist |
| allative | Olenalle | Olenoille |
| adessive | Olenaal | Olenoil |
| ablative | Olenalt | Olenoilt |
| translative | Olenaks | Olenoiks |
| essive | Olenanna, Olenaan | Olenoinna, Olenoin |
| exessive1) | Olenant | Olenoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 362