кїꙗнинъ

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Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ). Cognate with Old Novgorodian кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine).

Noun

кїꙗ́нинъ (kijáninm pers

  1. Kyivan, Kyivite (resident of Kyiv and nearby lands)
    Synonyms: кїєвлꙗнинъ (kijevljanin), кїєвецъ (kijevecʹ)
adjective
nouns

Descendants

  • Belarusian: кія́нін (kijánin)
  • Ukrainian: кия́нин (kyjányn)

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “киянинъ, киенинъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 96