Dnipro
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The Dnipro basin from space, highlighting the numerous reservoirs created during the Soviet era by hydroelectric dams 
The city of Dnipro within Ukraine, surrounded by its oblast 
Dnipro Raion
English
Etymology
From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró) and earlier Днѣпръ (Dnipr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Scythian/Old Ossetic (Sarmatian) *Dānu Apara ("Far River") or *Dānapr (“Deep River”). The former derivation would pair it with the Dnister (“Near River”), while the latter would refer to its lack of fords. Doublet of Dnieper and Danasper. As a city, originally a clipping of Dnipropetrovsk, formally adopted as the town's name in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Its oblast has not yet followed suit because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /nɪˈpɹoʊ/, /niˈpɹoʊ/, /ˈni.pɹoʊ/, /ˈnɪ.pɹoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dniːˈprəʊ/, /ˈdnɪ.prə/
Proper noun
Dnipro
- A major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine into the Black Sea.
- A city, administrative centre, and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on the river.
- Clipping of Dnipropetrovsk, an oblast of Ukraine.
Usage notes
Formerly, the more common English name of this river was Dnieper. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly all Western media began adopting the Ukrainian form of the name. Alternatively, the name can be used to distinguish the lower stretches of the river through Ukraine, as opposed to its upper reaches in Russia and Belarus.
Synonyms
- (river): Borysthenes, Slavutych, Slavutich, Danasper, Danapris (historical); Dnieper
- (city): Dnipropetrovsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Dnipro-Petrovske, Dnipro-Petrovs’ke, Sicheslav, Novorossiysk, Katerynoslav, Yekaterinoslav (historical)
Related terms
Translations
river
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city
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References
- “Dnipro”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Dnipro”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró).
Proper noun
Dnipro n
- Dnipro, a city and raion of Ukraine.
- Synonym: (superseded) Dnipropetrovsk
Further reading
Dnipro on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
Etymology
From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dnipro ?
- A city and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Turkish
Etymology
From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró).
Proper noun
Dnipro
Declension
declension of Dnipro
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dnipro | Dniprolar / Dnipro'lar |
| accusative | Dnipro'yu | Dniproları / Dnipro'ları |
| dative | Dnipro'ya | Dniprolara / Dnipro'lara |
| locative | Dnipro'da | Dniprolarda / Dnipro'larda |
| ablative | Dnipro'dan | Dniprolardan / Dnipro'lardan |
| genitive | Dnipro'nun | Dniproların / Dnipro'ların |
possessive of Dnipro
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Dnipro'm | Dniprolarım / Dnipro'larım |
| senin (your) | Dnipro'n | Dniproların / Dnipro'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Dnipro'su | Dniproları / Dnipro'ları |
| bizim (our) | Dnipro'muz | Dniprolarımız / Dnipro'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Dnipro'nuz | Dniprolarınız / Dnipro'larınız |
| onların (their) | Dnipro'su / Dniproları / Dnipro'ları | Dniproları / Dnipro'ları |