Hulda

See also: hulda

Danish

Etymology

The name occurs in the Bible, but in Scandinavia it became popular through a 19th century ballad, and is usually associated with the adjective huld (“gentle, graceful”), cognate to German hold.

Proper noun

Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Faroese

Proper noun

Hulda f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Hulda: Hulduson
  • daughter of Huldu: Huldudóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hulda
Accusative Huldu
Dative Huldu
Genitive Huldu

Finnish

Etymology

Of biblical Hebrew origin, and from Swedish Hulda.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuldɑ/, [ˈhuldɑ]
  • Rhymes: -uldɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Hul‧da

Proper noun

Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
    • 1642, The Holy Bible, 2 Chronicles 34:22:
      NIin Hilkia meni nijden cansa/ jotca Cuningalda lähetetyt olit/ Prophetissan Huldan Sallumin Takehathin Hasran pojanpojan waatetten kätkiän emännän tygö/ joca asui toisella puolella Jerusalemis/ ja puhui sencaltaisia hänen cansans.
      And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century
    • 1894, Teuvo Pakkala, Kaksi viatonta päivää, SKS (1995), →ISBN, page 173:
      ―Sanoi Aappo nimenkin, vaan...olkaapas vaiti...ei se tainnut Hilta olla, vaan h:n päältä se oli.
      ―Kenen tyttäriä?
      ―No Montinin...
      ―Montinin Hulda! sanoi Elsa kiihkeästi ja enemmän itselleen kuin muille.
      ―Aappo did say a name, it was...let me think...I don't think it was Hilta, something starting with an H.
      ―Whose daughters?
      ―Montini's...
      ―Montini's Hulda! Elsa said in a frenzy, more to herself than to anyone else.

Declension
Inflection of Hulda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Hulda Huldat
genitive Huldan Huldien
partitive Huldaa Huldia
illative Huldaan Huldiin
singular plural
nominative Hulda Huldat
accusative nom. Hulda Huldat
gen. Huldan
genitive Huldan Huldien
Huldainrare
partitive Huldaa Huldia
inessive Huldassa Huldissa
elative Huldasta Huldista
illative Huldaan Huldiin
adessive Huldalla Huldilla
ablative Huldalta Huldilta
allative Huldalle Huldille
essive Huldana Huldina
translative Huldaksi Huldiksi
instructive — Huldin
abessive Huldatta Hulditta
comitative — Huldineen
Possessive forms of Hulda (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person Huldani Huldamme
2nd person Huldasi Huldanne
3rd person Huldansa

German

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name, popular in the 19th century

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʏlta/
    Rhymes: -ʏlta
    Homophone: hulda

Proper noun

Hulda f

  1. a female given name

Declension
declension of Hulda
f-w1 singular
indefinite
nominative Hulda
accusative Huldu
dative Huldu
genitive Huldu

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Swedish

Proper noun

Hulda c (genitive Huldas)

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century
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