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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ruthenian Сіонъ (Sion), from Old East Slavic Сионъ (Sionŭ), from Old Church Slavonic Сионъ (Sionŭ), from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Compare Russian Сио́н (Sión) and Belarusian Сіён (Sijón), Сыён (Syjón).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Сіо́н • (Sión) m inan (genitive Сіо́ну, uncountable, relational adjective сіо́нський or сіо́новий)
- (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
Declension
Declension of Сіо́н
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
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singular
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| nominative
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Сіо́н
Sión
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| genitive
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Сіо́ну
Siónu
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| dative
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Сіо́нові, Сіо́ну
Siónovi, Siónu
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| accusative
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Сіо́н
Sión
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| instrumental
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Сіо́ном
Siónom
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| locative
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Сіо́ну, Сіо́ні
Siónu, Sióni
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| vocative
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Сіо́не
Sióne
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Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “Сіон”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “Сіон”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “Сіон”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “Сіон”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)