Oleg
English
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.
Proper noun
    
Oleg (countable and uncountable, plural Olegs)
- A male given name from the Slavic languages.
 
Related terms
    
- feminine form: Olga
 
Czech
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈolɛk]
 
Declension
    
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
    
Polish
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lɛk/
 Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlɛk
 - Syllabification: O‧leg
 - Homophone: Olek
 
Declension
    
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Oleg | Olegowie | 
| genitive | Olega | Olegów | 
| dative | Olegowi | Olegom | 
| accusative | Olega | Olegów | 
| instrumental | Olegiem | Olegami | 
| locative | Olegu | Olegach | 
| vocative | Olegu | Olegowie | 
Further reading
    
- Oleg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
 
Slovak
    
    Etymology
    
Derived from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɔlɛk/
 
Proper noun
    
Oleg m anim (genitive singular Olega, nominative plural Olegovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
 
Declension
    
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Oleg | Olegovia | 
| genitive | Olega | Olegov | 
| dative | Olegovi | Olegom | 
| accusative | Olega | Olegov | 
| locative | Olegovi | Olegoch | 
| instrumental | Olegom | Olegmi | 
Related terms
    
Further reading
    
- “Oleg”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
 
Slovene
    
    Etymology
    
From Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”).
Inflection
    
This noun needs an inflection-table template.