цитадель
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Київська цитадель (земляні укріплення)
Russian
Etymology
From Italian cittadella, via Polish cytadela.
Pronunciation
Noun
цитаде́ль • (citadɛ́lʹ) f inan (genitive цитаде́ли, nominative plural цитаде́ли, genitive plural цитаде́лей)
- citadel (a strong fortress that sits high above a city)
- citadel (a stronghold or fortified place, also figuratively)
Declension
Declension of цитаде́ль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | цитаде́ль citadɛ́lʹ |
цитаде́ли citadɛ́li |
| genitive | цитаде́ли citadɛ́li |
цитаде́лей citadɛ́lej |
| dative | цитаде́ли citadɛ́li |
цитаде́лям citadɛ́ljam |
| accusative | цитаде́ль citadɛ́lʹ |
цитаде́ли citadɛ́li |
| instrumental | цитаде́лью citadɛ́lʹju |
цитаде́лями citadɛ́ljami |
| prepositional | цитаде́ли citadɛ́li |
цитаде́лях citadɛ́ljax |
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- цитаде́ля (cytadélja) — 1928-1933 spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish cytadela, from German Zitadelle, from French citadelle, from Italian cittadella.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
цитаде́ль • (cytadélʹ) f inan (genitive цитаде́лі, nominative plural цитаде́лі, genitive plural цитаде́лей)
Declension
Declension of цитаде́ль (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | цитаде́ль cytadélʹ |
цитаде́лі cytadéli |
| genitive | цитаде́лі cytadéli |
цитаде́лей cytadélej |
| dative | цитаде́лі cytadéli |
цитаде́лям cytadéljam |
| accusative | цитаде́ль cytadélʹ |
цитаде́лі cytadéli |
| instrumental | цитаде́ллю cytadéllju |
цитаде́лями cytadéljamy |
| locative | цитаде́лі cytadéli |
цитаде́лях cytadéljax |
| vocative | цитаде́ле cytadéle |
цитаде́лі cytadéli |
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “цитадель”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “цитадель”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “цитадель”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “цитадель”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “цитадель”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)