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Ukrainian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on”) + κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”). By surface analysis, епі- (epi-) + це́нтр (céntr). Compare Russian эпице́нтр (epicéntr), Belarusian эпіцэ́нтр (epicéntr).
Pronunciation
Noun
епіце́нтр • (epicéntr) m inan (genitive епіце́нтру, nominative plural епіце́нтри, genitive plural епіце́нтрів)
- epicentre (UK), epicenter (US)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “епіцентр”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “епіцентр”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “епіцентр”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “епіцентр”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “епіцентр”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)