Adolfas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Adolphus, perhaps from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (*aþalawulfs), from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz. Compare German Adolph and Latvian Ādolfs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²ˈɑːdɔlfɐs]
• Hyphenation: a‧dol‧fas

Proper noun

Ãdolfas m (feminine Adolfà) stress pattern 1

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolf

Declension

Declension of Ãdolfas

nominative	Ãdolfas
genitive	Ãdolfo
dative	Ãdolfui
accusative	Ãdolfą
instrumental	Ãdolfu
locative	Ãdolfe
vocative	Ãdolfai

Proper noun

Ãdolfas m (feminine Adolfienė, unmarried feminine Adolfàitė) stress pattern 1

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Ãdolfas

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	Ãdolfas	Ãdolfai
genitive (kilmininkas)	Ãdolfo	Ãdolfų
dative (naudininkas)	Ãdolfui	Ãdolfams
accusative (galininkas)	Ãdolfą	Ãdolfus
instrumental (įnagininkas)	Ãdolfu	Ãdolfais
locative (vietininkas)	Ãdolfe	Ãdolfuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	Ãdolfai	Ãdolfai

Further reading

• “Adolfas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2025
• “Adolfas”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2025