Dniprodzerzhynsk

English

Alternative forms

• Dnipropetrovs’k

Etymology

From Ukrainian Дніпродзержи́нськ (Dniprodzeržýnsʹk), from Дніпро́ (Dnipró, “Dnipro River”) + Дзержи́нський (Dzeržýnsʹkyj), after Soviet revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky. The city was renamed in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Doublet of Dneprodzerzhinsk, from Russian Дне́продзержи́нск (Dnéprodzeržínsk).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Dni‧pro‧dzer‧zhynsk

Proper noun

Dniprodzerzhynsk

1. (historical) Former name of Kamianske.

Related terms

• Dnieper, Dnipro (river)
• Kamianske

Translations

Former name of Kamianske

• Belarusian: Днепрадзяржы́нск (Dnjepradzjaržýnsk)
• Czech: Dněprodzeržinsk
• German: Dniprodserschynsk
• Polish: Dnieprodzierżyńsk
• Russian: Дне́продзержи́нск (Dnéprodzeržínsk)
• Ukrainian: Дніпродзержи́нськ (uk) (Dniprodzeržýnsʹk)