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Markus
Markus
See also: markus
Danish
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark (the Evangelist).
- A male given name.
Related terms
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 2889 males with the given name Markus (compared to 5644 named Marcus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Faroese
Proper noun
Markus m
- A male given name.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Markus: Markusarson or Markusson
- daughter of Markus: Markusardóttir or Markusdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Markus |
Accusative | Markus |
Dative | Markusi |
Genitive | Markusar, Markus |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrkus/
- Hyphenation: Mar‧kus
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- A male given name.
- 1922 Anni Swan, Pikkupappilassa, WSOY (1966), page 71:
- —Nimeni on Mark, kuului hiljainen, mutta päättävä ääni ikkunan luota.
- —Markus sinä olet, Markus.Se on siisti raamatullinen nimi. Ole kiitollinen siitä, että sinulla on niin säädyllinen nimi ja sitä paitsi...
- —Voi, täti, Mark on paljon viehättävämpi kuin Markus. Se kuuluu oikein romanttiselta! huudahti Ulla punoittavin poskin.
- 1922 Anni Swan, Pikkupappilassa, WSOY (1966), page 71:
Declension
Inflection of Markus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Markus | Markukset | |
genitive | Markuksen | Markusten Markuksien |
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partitive | Markusta | Markuksia | |
illative | Markukseen | Markuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Markus | Markukset | |
accusative | nom. | Markus | Markukset |
gen. | Markuksen | ||
genitive | Markuksen | Markusten Markuksien |
|
partitive | Markusta | Markuksia | |
inessive | Markuksessa | Markuksissa | |
elative | Markuksesta | Markuksista | |
illative | Markukseen | Markuksiin | |
adessive | Markuksella | Markuksilla | |
ablative | Markukselta | Markuksilta | |
allative | Markukselle | Markuksille | |
essive | Markuksena | Markuksina | |
translative | Markukseksi | Markuksiksi | |
instructive | — | Markuksin | |
abessive | Markuksetta | Markuksitta | |
comitative | — | Markuksineen |
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːkʊs/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist (biblical character).
- A male given name.
Related terms
Norwegian
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (surnames) Marcussen, Markussen
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 6268 males with the given name Markus (compared to 3280 named Marcus) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- A male given name. Spelling variant: Marcus
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 18 057 males with the given name Markus (compared to 36 338 named Marcus) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.