Kiev

kiev Kíev English <dab> Kyiv Kyiv Etymology From en ru Ки́ев, from en orv Кꙑевъ, which folk-etymology derives from the name of city's legendary founder Kyi. Other proposals derive it from en sla-pro *kyjь stick, club, hammer (compare to ru кий). See also at the article about orv Кꙑевъ. Pronunciation en /ˈkiːɛv/ /ˈkiːɛf/ /ˈkiːɪv/ /ˈkjɛv/ /ˈkjɛf/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kiev.wav Southern England en ɛv 2 Proper noun en Kyiv: en The <<capital city>> of <<c/Ukraine>> ;and the <<administrative centre>> of <<oblast:Suf/Kyiv>>. en 2012-06-19 w:Phil McNulty England 1-0 Ukraine w:BBC Sport http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18181971 And after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724140306/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18181971 en oblast c/Ukraine Kyiv. en metonymy The government of Ukraine. en historical en @syn of:Kievan Rus former principality continent/Europe *centered on Kyiv. Usage notes See usage notes at en Kyiv. Quotations en Kyiv Synonyms en province Kiev Oblast Kyiv Oblast en principality Kievan Rus Kyivan Rus Principality of Kiev Principality of Kyiv Derived terms en chicken cutlet Kiev-style chicken Kiev chicken Kiev-style cutlet Kiev-style Kievan Kievian Kievite Kiev-style chicken Kiev-style chicken cutlet Kiev-style cutlet suprême de volaille à la Kiev supreme de volaille a la Kiev Noun ~ en kiev chicken Kiev or similar dish. en chicken Kiev Anagrams en eikv kive vike en exonyms Danish da: Proper noun da proper noun da Kyiv Q1899,Q170036 Dutch Alternative forms nl Kiëv Kyiv Kyjiv Kyïv nl Kiew dated Etymology nl ru Ки́ев. The form nl Kyiv, from uk Київ, has been gaining currency, particularly since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Pronunciation nl /ˈkijɛf/ nl Nl-Kiev.ogg Proper noun n nl Kyiv Q1899,Q170036 Further reading nl French fr: Alternative forms fr Kyiv Kyïv Pronunciation + [v:f] fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Kiev.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Proper noun m fr Kyiv Q1899,Q170036 fr exonyms Italian Etymology it :bor ru:Ки́ев it ru Ки́ев. Pronunciation chì.ev Proper noun f it Kyiv Q1899 1 it Kyiv Chiovia Norwegian Bokmål Etymology From nb ru Ки́ев, from nb orv Кꙑевъ, which folk-etymology derives from the name of city's legendary founder Kyi. Other proposals derive it from nb sla-pro *kyjь stick, club, hammer (compare to ru кий). See also at the article about orv Кꙑевъ. Proper noun nb proper noun nb Kyiv Usage notes Although Kiev remained the term used for the city well after the fall of the Soviet Union, it rapidly fell out of favour after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Norwegian media groups changing their preferred spelling to Kyiv in Q2 2022 to show their support to Ukraine in the war. Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :ubor ru:Ки́ев<t:Kiev> + 1 Pronunciation Quiév,Quiéve Quiéve Proper noun pt Quieve Derived terms pt kievano pt kieviano Spanish es: Alternative forms es Kyiv rare proscribed Pronunciation + Kief + Proper noun m es Kyiv Q1899 es Kyiv Q170036 es Oblast de Kiev Related terms es kievita Rus de Kiev es exonyms Swedish sv: Alternative forms sv Kijef Kijeff Kijev all obsolete Proper noun n sv Kyiv Q1899,Q170036