Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
українець. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
українець, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
українець in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
українець you have here. The definition of the word
українець will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
українець, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ukrainian
Etymology
From украї́н(ський) (ukrajín(sʹkyj), “Ukrainian”) + -ець (-ecʹ). Compare Russian украи́нец (ukraínec), Belarusian украі́нец (ukraínjec), Polish Ukrainiec, Czech Ukrajinec.
Pronunciation
Noun
украї́нець • (ukrajínecʹ) m pers (genitive украї́нця, nominative plural украї́нці, genitive plural украї́нців, female equivalent украї́нка)
- male Ukrainian person
- він украї́нець ― vin ukrajínecʹ ― he is Ukrainian
Declension
Further reading
- “украї́нець”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “украї́нець”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1979), “украї́нець”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (Т – Ф), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 422
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “Украї́на”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 28
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “Украї́на”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 1075
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1924), “украї́нець”, in Словарь української мови (in Russian), volumes 2: О – Я, Berlin: Ukrainske Slowo, page 840
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “украї́нець”, in Словарь украинского языка (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina