"Tolkien" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈtɒlkiːn/ Forms: Tolkiens [plural]
Etymology: Likely from Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), which is probably also related to Polish Tołkiny and German Tolksdorf, names for a Prussian town; the nickname Tolk is connected to Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. J. R. R. Tolkien subscribed to a folk etymology that connected the name with German tollkühn (“foolhardy”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gml|Tolkin|lit=son of Tolk}} Middle Low German Tolkin (literally “son of Tolk”), {{cog|pl|Tołkiny}} Polish Tołkiny, {{cog|de|Tolksdorf}} German Tolksdorf, {{cog|gml|tolk||interpreter}} Middle Low German tolk (“interpreter”), {{cog|sla-pro|*tъlkъ}} Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ, {{noncog|de|tollkühn||foolhardy}} German tollkühn (“foolhardy”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Tolkien (plural Tolkiens)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Tolkien-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A surname.
    British author J. R. R. Tolkien
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Individuals, J. R. R. Tolkien Synonyms: JRRT Derived forms: Tolkiendil, Tolkienesque, Tolkienian, Tolkienish, Tolkienism, Tolkienist, Tolkienite, Tolkienologist, Tolkienology, Tolkieny
    Sense id: en-Tolkien-en-name-60AvZS4I Disambiguation of Individuals: 15 85 Disambiguation of J. R. R. Tolkien: 6 94 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (surname): 托爾金 (Chinese Mandarin), 托尔金 (Tuō'ěrjīn) (Chinese Mandarin), टॉल्कीन (ṭŏlkīn) (Marathi), Tolkien [masculine] (Polish), Толкин [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Tolkin [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Disambiguation of 'surname': 50 50

Proper name [Polish]

IPA: /ˈtɔl.kjɛn/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Tolkien [nominative, singular], Tolkiena [genitive, singular], Tolkienowi [dative, singular], Tolkiena [accusative, singular], Tolkienem [instrumental, singular], Tolkienie [locative, singular], Tolkienie [singular, vocative]
Rhymes: -ɔlkjɛn Etymology: Borrowed from English Tolkien. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pl|en|Tolkien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English Tolkien, {{bor+|pl|en|Tolkien}} Borrowed from English Tolkien Head templates: {{pl-proper noun|m-pr}} Tolkien m pers Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-m-pr|tantum=s}}
  1. J. R. R. Tolkien Tags: masculine, person Categories (topical): Individuals, J. R. R. Tolkien, Literature

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tolkienie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tolkienie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr"
      },
      "expansion": "Tolkien m pers",
      "name": "pl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Tol‧kien"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tantum": "s"
      },
      "name": "pl-decl-noun-m-pr"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Polish 2-syllable words",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish links with manual fragments",
        "Polish links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Polish links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Polish masculine nouns",
        "Polish personal nouns",
        "Polish proper nouns",
        "Polish singularia tantum",
        "Polish terms borrowed from English",
        "Polish terms derived from English",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:Polish/ɔlkjɛn",
        "Rhymes:Polish/ɔlkjɛn/2 syllables",
        "pl:Individuals",
        "pl:J. R. R. Tolkien",
        "pl:Literature"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "J. R. R. Tolkien"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɔl.kjɛn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔlkjɛn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tolkien"
}

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