Kievo

Esperanto

Etymology

Likely from Russian Киев (Kijev), possibly from declensions of Ukrainian Київ (Kyjiv), many of which start with Києв- (Kyjev-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kiˈevo]
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  • Rhymes: -evo
  • Hyphenation: Ki‧e‧vo

Proper noun

Kievo (accusative Kievon)

  1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
    Synonym: Kijivo

Usage notes

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

References
  1. “Kiev/o, Kijiv/o”, in Reta Vortaro‎, 2022 May 1, archived from the original on 5 May 2022
  2. Volodimir Pacjurko (2015) Великий есперантсько-український словник: Близько 100 000 слів та словосполучень, Lviv
  3. Andreo Jankovskij (2014) “Ukraino – Ĉu venos nova revolucio?”, in Kontakto, number 259, page 9
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