Алексей

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older Russian (Church Slavonic form) Алекси́й (Aleksíj), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios). Cognate to English Alexius and Alex.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej]
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Proper noun

Алексе́й • (Alekséj) m anim (genitive Алексе́я, nominative plural Алексе́и, genitive plural Алексе́ев)

  1. a male given name, Alexey, Aleksey, or Alexei, equivalent to English Alex or Alexis
  2. Alpha (A in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension
Declension of Алексе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative Алексе́й
Alekséj		 Алексе́и
Alekséi
genitive Алексе́я
Alekséja		 Алексе́ев
Alekséjev
dative Алексе́ю
Alekséju		 Алексе́ям
Alekséjam
accusative Алексе́я
Alekséja		 Алексе́ев
Alekséjev
instrumental Алексе́ем
Alekséjem		 Алексе́ями
Alekséjami
prepositional Алексе́е
Alekséje		 Алексе́ях
Alekséjax

Derived terms
  • (Diminutives:) Алёша (Aljóša), Лёша (Ljóša)
  • (Endearing forms:) Алёшенька (Aljóšenʹka), Лёшенька (Ljóšenʹka)
  • (Pejorative forms:) Алёшка (Aljóška), Алёха (Aljóxa), Лёшка (Ljóška), Лёха (Ljóxa)
  • (Patronymics:) Алексе́евич (Alekséjevič), Алексе́евна (Alekséjevna)
  • (Surnames:) Алексе́ев (Alekséjev), Алексе́ева (Alekséjeva)

Descendants
Transliterations
  • English: Aleksey, Aleksei
  • Estonian: Aleksei
  • French: Alekseï
  • Latvian: Aleksejs
  • Persian: الکسی (aleksi, aleksey)
  • Swedish: Aleksej
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