See also: куёв

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from English Kyiv, the transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), as the Latin letter wye (y) looks like the Cyrillic letter u (у).

Alternatively from similarity with the vulgar word ху́ев (xújev), if not influenced by both.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ку́ев (Kújevm inan (genitive Ку́ева, relational adjective ку́евский)

  1. (derogatory, politics) Kyiv (capital city of Ukraine)
    Synonym: (standard) Ки́ев (Kíjev)

Declension

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