Київ
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Ukrainian Кї́ѣвъ (Kýjiv), Кї́євъ (Kýjev), from Old East Slavic Кꙑѥвъ (Kyjevŭ), of uncertain origin.
Proper noun
Ки́їв • (Kýjiv) m
- Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (номінатів) |
Київ (Kyjiv) | Ки́ївове (Kýjivove) |
| genitive (ґенітів) |
Ки́їва (Kýjiva) | Ки́ївів (Kýjiviv) |
| dative (датів) |
Ки́ївови (Kýjivovy) | Ки́ївам (Kýjivam) Ки́ївім (Kýjivim) |
| accusative (акузатів) |
Ки́їва (Kýjiva) | Ки́ївів (Kýjiviv) |
| instrumental (інштрументал) |
Ки́ївом (Kýjivom) | Ки́ївами (Kýjivamy) |
| locative (локал) |
Ки́ївови (Kýjivovy) | Ки́ївох (Kýjivox) Ки́ївах (Kýjivax) |
| vocative (вокатів) |
Ки́їву (Kýjivu) | - |
Further reading
Kercha, Ihor (2012) “Киев”, in Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Ukrainian Кї́ѣвъ (Kýjiv), Кї́євъ (Kýjev), from Old East Slavic Кꙑѥвъ (Kyjevŭ), of uncertain origin.
The origin of the name of the city is unclear. Traditionally the etymology has been derived from the name of a legendary founder, Kyi. However, historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky warned that this was an “etymological myth”. This means that this is not actually the probable origin of the name, but just a mythologically favoured one.
A proposal by linguist Jaroslav Rudnyckyj, accepted by several linguists and supported by multiple lines of evidence, holds that Київ (Kyjiv) comes rather from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Ukrainian кий (kyj)), in that case meaning a settlement palisaded by poles. See also Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ки́їв • (Kýjiv) m inan (genitive Ки́єва, uncountable, relational adjective ки́ївський)
- Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
- у Ки́єві, у Ки́єву ― u Kýjevi, u Kýjevu ― in Kyiv
- у Ки́їв, до Ки́єва ― u Kýjiv, do Kýjeva ― to Kyiv
- з Ки́єва ― z Kýjeva ― from Kyiv
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ки́їв Kýjiv |
| genitive | Ки́єва Kýjeva |
| dative | Ки́єву Kýjevu |
| accusative | Ки́їв Kýjiv |
| instrumental | Ки́євом Kýjevom |
| locative | Ки́єву, Ки́єві Kýjevu, Kýjevi |
| vocative | Ки́єве Kýjeve |
Derived terms
- Ки́євець (Kýjevecʹ)
- Ки́єво- (Kýjevo-)
- Ки́ївська о́бласть (Kýjivsʹka óblastʹ)
- Ки́ївська Русь (Kýjivsʹka Rusʹ)
- ки́ївський (kýjivsʹkyj)
- Ки́ївщина (Kýjivščyna)
- кия́нин (kyjányn), кия́нка (kyjánka)
- кия́нський (kyjánsʹkyj)
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: Kijif
- → Asturian: Kíiv
- → Breton: Kyiv
- → Catalan: Kíiv
- → Danish: Kyiv
- → Galician: Kíiv
- → German: Kyjiw
- → English: Kyiv, Kyïv, Kyjiv, Kyyiv
- → Extremaduran: Kyiv
- → French: Kyïv
- → Icelandic: Kýiv
- → Irish: Cív
- → Japanese: キーウ (Kīu)
- → Korean: 키이우 (kiiu)
- → Luxembourgish: Kyjiw
- → Manx: Kyiv
- → North Frisian: Kyjiw
- → Norwegian: Kyiv
- → Occitan: Kyiv
- → Piedmontese: Kijv
- → Russian: Киев (Kijev)
- → Scots: Kyiv
- → Scottish Gaelic: Coighìbh
- → Slovak: Kyjev
- → Walloon: Kiyif
- → Welsh: Kyiv
Further reading
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “Ки́їв”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 660
- Luchyk, V. V. (2014) “Київ”, in Етимологічний словник топонімів України (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Academy, →ISBN, page 259
- Stryzhak, O. S., editor (1985), “Кыєвъ”, in Етимологічний словник літописних географічних назв Південної Русі (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 77
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 430
- “Київ”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “Ки́їв”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “Ки́їв”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “Київ”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries