Markus
English
editEtymology 1
editRare spelling variant of Marcus.
Proper noun
editMarkus
- A male given name from Latin.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editMarkus
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMarkus
- Mark (evangelist)
Danish
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMarkus
- Mark (the Evangelist).
- a male given name
Related terms
editReferences
edit- [1] 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.
Estonian
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMarkus
- Mark (biblical character).
- a male given name
Related terms
editFaroese
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMarkus m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Markus: Markusarson or Markusson
- daughter of Markus: Markusardóttir or Markusdóttir
Declension
editsingular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Markus |
accusative | Markus |
dative | Markusi |
genitive | Markusar, Markus |
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMarkus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name
- 1922, Anni Swan, Pikkupappilassa, WSOY, published 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.- —My name is Mark, a quiet yet resolute voice said from by the window.
—You're Markus, Markus. That is a neat Biblical name. Be grateful that you have been bestowed with such a decent name and besides...
—Oh, auntie, Mark is much more attractive than Markus. It sounds really romantic! Ulla exclaimed with a blush.
- —My name is Mark, a quiet yet resolute voice said from by the window.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
editInflection of Markus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Markus | Markukset | |
genitive | Markuksen | Markusten Markuksien | |
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 | |
abessive | Markuksetta | Markuksitta | |
instructive | — | Markuksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editStatistics
edit- Markus is the 41st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,782 male individuals (and as a middle name to 27,560 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Markus is the 2558th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 314 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːkʊs/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
editMarkus
- Mark the Evangelist (biblical character).
- a male given name
Related terms
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Marcus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmarkus/ [ˈmar.kʊs]
- Rhymes: -arkus
- Syllabification: Mar‧kus
Proper noun
editMarkus
Norwegian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMarkus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] 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
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMarkus c (genitive Markus)
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name. Spelling variant: Marcus
References
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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- English non-lemma forms
- English proper noun forms
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans lemmas
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- af:Biblical characters
- Danish terms borrowed from Latin
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- Danish given names
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- da:Biblical characters
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- Estonian terms borrowed from Latin
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- et:Biblical characters
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- Faroese terms borrowed from Latin
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- Finnish terms borrowed from Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrkus
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrkus/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
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- Finnish male given names
- Finnish terms with quotations
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- Indonesian terms borrowed from Latin
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- Indonesian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/arkus
- Rhymes:Indonesian/arkus/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Biblical characters
- id:Books of the Bible
- Norwegian terms borrowed from Latin
- Norwegian terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- no:Biblical characters
- no:Individuals
- Swedish terms borrowed from Latin
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- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
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- Swedish male given names
- sv:Biblical characters
- sv:Individuals