Vajda
See also: vajda
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian Vajda, from Hungarian vajda, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.
Proper noun
Vajda (plural Vajdas)
- A surname from Hungarian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vajda is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Vajda is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vajda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German weide (“pasture”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvajda]
Proper noun
Vajda m anim (female equivalent Vajdová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Vajda (masculine animate in -a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vajda | Vajdové |
| genitive | Vajdy | Vajdů |
| dative | Vajdovi | Vajdům |
| accusative | Vajdu | Vajdy |
| vocative | Vajdo | Vajdové |
| locative | Vajdovi | Vajdech |
| instrumental | Vajdou | Vajdy |
References
- ^ Moldanová, Dobrava (2019) Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 204
Further reading
- “Vajda”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Hungarian
Etymology
From vajda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɒjdɒ]
- Hyphenation: Vaj‧da
- Rhymes: -dɒ
Proper noun
Vajda
- a surname
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vajda | Vajdák |
| accusative | Vajdát | Vajdákat |
| dative | Vajdának | Vajdáknak |
| instrumental | Vajdával | Vajdákkal |
| causal-final | Vajdáért | Vajdákért |
| translative | Vajdává | Vajdákká |
| terminative | Vajdáig | Vajdákig |
| essive-formal | Vajdaként | Vajdákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Vajdában | Vajdákban |
| superessive | Vajdán | Vajdákon |
| adessive | Vajdánál | Vajdáknál |
| illative | Vajdába | Vajdákba |
| sublative | Vajdára | Vajdákra |
| allative | Vajdához | Vajdákhoz |
| elative | Vajdából | Vajdákból |
| delative | Vajdáról | Vajdákról |
| ablative | Vajdától | Vajdáktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Vajdáé | Vajdáké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Vajdáéi | Vajdákéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Vajdám | Vajdáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Vajdád | Vajdáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Vajdája | Vajdái |
| 1st person plural | Vajdánk | Vajdáink |
| 2nd person plural | Vajdátok | Vajdáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Vajdájuk | Vajdáik |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvajda]
Proper noun
Vajda m pers (female equivalent Vajdová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vajda | Vajdovia | Vajdovci |
| genitive | Vajdu | Vajdov | Vajdovcov |
| dative | Vajdovi | Vajdom | Vajdovcom |
| accusative | Vajdu | Vajdov | Vajdovcov |
| locative | Vajdovi | Vajdoch | Vajdovcoch |
| instrumental | Vajdom | Vajdami | Vajdovcami |
Further reading
- “Vajda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025