цитадель

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Russian

Etymology

From Italian cittadella, via Polish cytadela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: цитадэ́ль)

Noun

цитаде́ль (citadɛ́lʹf inan (genitive цитаде́ли, nominative plural цитаде́ли, genitive plural цитаде́лей)

  1. citadel (a strong fortress that sits high above a city)
  2. citadel (a stronghold or fortified place, also figuratively)

Declension

Ukrainian

 цитадель on Ukrainian Wikipedia
Київська цитадель (земляні укріплення)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish cytadela, from German Zitadelle, from French citadelle, from Italian cittadella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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Noun

цитаде́ль (cytadélʹf inan (genitive цитаде́лі, nominative plural цитаде́лі, genitive plural цитаде́лей)

  1. citadel
    Synonyms: форте́ця f (fortécja), тверди́ня f (tverdýnja), (dated) крі́пость f (krípostʹ)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “цитадель”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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