Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek Δάναπρις (Dánapris).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dʊˈneːprʊ//dʊˈnʲeːprʊ//ˈdnʲɛːpr/, /ˈdnʲeːpr/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /dʊˈneːprʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /dʊˈnʲeːprʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdnʲɛːpr/, /ˈdnʲeːpr/

  • Hyphenation: Дъ‧нѣ‧пръ

Proper noun

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Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭm

  1. Dnieper (a river in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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