Kievo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Likely from Russian Киев (Kijev), possibly from declensions of Ukrainian Київ (Kyjiv), many of which start with Києв- (Kyjev-).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kievo (accusative Kievon)
- Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
- Synonym: Kijivo
Usage notes edit
Various Esperanto speakers from Ukraine prefer the form Kijivo, which can be found in some dictionaries[1][2] and publications.[3] However, as yet the form Kievo remains most widely used by a large margin.
Holonyms edit
References edit
- ^ “Kiev/o, Kijiv/o”, in Reta Vortaro[1], 2022 May 1, archived from the original on 5 May 2022
- ^ Volodimir Pacjurko (2015) Великий есперантсько-український словник: Близько 100 000 слів та словосполучень, Lviv
- ^ Andreo Jankovskij (2014) “Ukraino – Ĉu venos nova revolucio?”, in Kontakto, number 259, page 9