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Alex
Alex
See also: Alex.
English
Proper noun
Alex
- A male given name, possibly after Alexander the Great.
- 2006 Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn (Black Swan(2007), ISBN 9780552772440), page 81:
- Martin was pretty dull as names went but 'Alex Blake' had a certain dash to it. His publishers hadn't considered Martin's own name to be 'punchy' enough. The pseudonym Alex Blake was chosen after much deliberation, most of which excluded Martin. 'A strong, no-nonsense sort of name', his editor said, 'to compensate'. For what, she didn't say.
- 2006 Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn (Black Swan(2007), ISBN 9780552772440), page 81:
- A female given name, short form of Alexandra or the female name Alexis, or a spelling variant of Alix.
- 2008 Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency (Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799), page 588:
- 'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.'
- 'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra, either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'
- 2008 Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency (Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799), page 588:
Translations
male given name — see Alexius
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːlɛks/
Etymology
Short form of Alexander.
Proper noun
Alex ?
- A male given name, short form of Alexander.
References
- J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, Utrecht, Antwerpen 1964, Aula-boeken 176, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum
Finnish
Proper noun
Alex
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Alex (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alex | Alexit | |
| genitive | Alexin | Alexien | |
| partitive | Alexia | Alexeja | |
| illative | Alexiin | Alexeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Alex | Alexit | |
| accusative | nom. | Alex | Alexit |
| gen. | Alexin | ||
| genitive | Alexin | Alexien | |
| partitive | Alexia | Alexeja | |
| inessive | Alexissa | Alexeissa | |
| elative | Alexista | Alexeista | |
| illative | Alexiin | Alexeihin | |
| adessive | Alexilla | Alexeilla | |
| ablative | Alexilta | Alexeilta | |
| allative | Alexille | Alexeille | |
| essive | Alexina | Alexeina | |
| translative | Alexiksi | Alexeiksi | |
| instructive | — | Alexein | |
| abessive | Alexitta | Alexeitta | |
| comitative | — | Alexeineen | |
French
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek; see Alex and Alexander for more. Also from Alexis, the French form of Alexius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.lɛks/
Proper noun
Alex
- A male given name, short form of Alexander and Alexis.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒlɛks]
- Hyphenation: Alex
Proper noun
Alex
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Alex | Alexek |
| accusative | Alexet | Alexeket |
| dative | Alexnek | Alexeknek |
| instrumental | Alexszel | Alexekkel |
| causal-final | Alexért | Alexekért |
| translative | Alexszé | Alexekké |
| terminative | Alexig | Alexekig |
| essive-formal | Alexként | Alexekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Alexben | Alexekben |
| superessive | Alexen | Alexeken |
| adessive | Alexnél | Alexeknél |
| illative | Alexbe | Alexekbe |
| sublative | Alexre | Alexekre |
| allative | Alexhez | Alexekhez |
| elative | Alexből | Alexekből |
| delative | Alexről | Alexekről |
| ablative | Alextől | Alexektől |
| Possessive forms of Alex | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Alexem | Alexeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Alexed | Alexeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Alexe | Alexei |
| 1st person plural | Alexünk | Alexeink |
| 2nd person plural | Alexetek | Alexeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Alexük | Alexeik |