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Revision as of 14:02, 1 February 2022

English

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Etymology

From Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), purportedly from the name of a legendary founder, Кий (Kyj). Compare Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), which in turn is from Кий (Kij). See Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv in Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːɪv/, /kiːˈɪv/

Proper noun

Kyiv

  1. Alternative form of Kiev

Usage notes

This is the official Latin-alphabet place name according to Ukrainian regulations and toponymic databases, and has been adopted in international use.

Quotations

Derived terms

Further reading


Portuguese

Proper noun

Kyiv f

  1. Rare form of Kiev.