Oekraïne

See also: Oekraine

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Oekraïne.

Proper noun

Oekraïne

  1. Ukraine

Usage notes

Commonly used with the article die.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing, probably from French. First attested as Ukraine in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌu.kraːˈi.nə/
  • (Netherlands)
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  • Hyphenation: Oe‧kra‧ï‧ne

Proper noun

Oekraïne n

  1. Ukraine [from 19th. c]
    • 1663 November 20, "Poolen, Pruyssen, &c.", Tydinge uyt verscheyde Quartieren, No. 48, page 2.
      Den koningh van Polen, ſoo men vermoed, is den Nieper-ſtroom gepaſſeert, alwaer ſich met de Littauwſe Armee ſal conjungeren, en alſo een attentaet op de Stadt Kiow doen; veele zijn verwondert, dat ſich ſijne Majeſt. met een ſlechte en qualick gediſciplineerde Armee, ſoo diep inde Ukraine, en ſoo naer aen des vyants Landt waeght, door dien de Coſacken qualick te vertrouwen zijn.
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Usage notes

Previously commonly used with the article de, but this practice has been deprecated in official use.

Descendants

West Frisian

Proper noun

Oekraïne

  1. Ukraine

Usage notes

Sometimes used with the article de.

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