Kiev

Kiev

See also: kiev and Kíev

English

Etymology

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), from Old East Slavic Киевъ (Kievŭ) from the name of a legendary founder, Кий (Kij), from Proto-Slavic *kyjь "stick, club", though some dismiss this as folk etymology and instead trace it to a local word. Compare Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), from Кий (Kyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɛv/, /ˈkiːɛf/, /ˈkiːɪv/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛv

Proper noun

Kiev

1. Alternative form of Kyiv
   1. A city, the administrative centre of Kyiv oblast, capital city of Ukraine.
   2. A province, an oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Kyiv.
   3. (metonymically) The government of Ukraine.
2. (historical) A former principality in Europe. The medieval principality centered on Kiev; the Kievan state or Kievan Rus.

Usage notes

• See usage notes at Kyiv.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kyiv.

Synonyms

province

• Kiev Oblast
• Kyiv Oblast

 

principality

• Kievan Rus
• Kyivan Rus
• Principality of Kiev
• Principality of Kyiv

 

Derived terms

• Kievan
• chicken Kiev

Translations

Medieval principality — see Kievan Rus

Noun

Kiev (countable and uncountable, plural Kievs)

1. Short for chicken Kiev
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:chicken Kiev.

Anagrams

• kive, vike

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Danish

Proper noun

Kiev

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
2. Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkijɛf/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Kiev n

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
2. Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)

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French

Alternative forms

• Kyiv, Kyïv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjɛv/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Kiev m

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
2. Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Kieve (uncommon)
• Quieve (uncommon)
• Kyiv (rare)
• Quiev (rare, obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev, “Kiev”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈɛv/ [kɪˈɛv], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɛv/, /kiˈɛ.vi/ [kɪˈɛ.vi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɛ.vi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɛ.v(ɨ)/

Proper noun

Kiev

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
2. Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)

Derived terms

• kievano
• kieviano

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjeb/ [ˈkjeβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -eb
  • Syllabification: Kiev
• IPA^(key): /ˈkjef/ [ˈkjef]
  • Rhymes: -ef

Proper noun

Kiev m

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
2. Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)

   Synonym: Oblast de Kiev

Related terms

• kievita
• Rus de Kiev

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Kijef, Kijeff, Kijev (all obsolete)
• Kyiv

Proper noun

Kiev n (genitive Kievs)

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
2. Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)