Alger
See also: alger
English
Proper noun
Alger
- (rare) A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.
- A surname.
Derived terms
Catalan
Derived terms
- algerí
- badia d'Alger
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlɡer/, [ˈɑlɡe̞r]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɡer
- Syllabification(key): Al‧ger
Declension
| Inflection of Alger (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alger | — | |
| genitive | Algerin | — | |
| partitive | Algeria | — | |
| illative | Algeriin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Alger | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Alger | — |
| gen. | Algerin | ||
| genitive | Algerin | — | |
| partitive | Algeria | — | |
| inessive | Algerissa | — | |
| elative | Algerista | — | |
| illative | Algeriin | — | |
| adessive | Algerilla | — | |
| ablative | Algerilta | — | |
| allative | Algerille | — | |
| essive | Algerina | — | |
| translative | Algeriksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Algeritta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Alger (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Algerini | Algerimme |
| 2nd person | Algerisi | Algerinne |
| 3rd person | Algerinsa | |
French
Etymology
From Algerian Arabic الدزَاير (al-dzayir), from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”) (with elision of the first vowel), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ʒe/
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Romanian
Alger
Pronunciation
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Swedish
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