Дніпро

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From earlier Днѣпръ (Dněprʺ), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *dŭněprŭ, from Thracian *duno- ipro, related to Persian دنیدن (danidan, to hasten, run), and to hydronyms like Ibr, Ibar, etc.

Proper noun

Дніпро́ (Dnipró) m inan (genitive Дніпра́)

  1. The Dnieper, or Dnipro, the second-longest river in Europe.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (rare) Дніпр (Dnipr)
  • (dialectal) Дніпе́р (Dnipér)
  • (dialectal) Славу́та (Slavúta)
  • (dialectal) Славу́тич (Slavútyč)
  • (dialectal) Бористе́н (Borystén)
  • (dialectal) Борисфе́н (Borysfén)

Derived terms

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