Днѣпръ
Old Ruthenian
Alternative forms
- Днепръ (Dnepr), Днѣпрь (Dněprʹ), Dьnaprъ, Dniper, Днѣпро́ (Dněpró)
- Непрь (Neprʹ), Neper, Nieper, Niepor, Niper, Nyeper
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ. Cognate with Russian Днепр (Dnepr), Ancient Greek Δάναπρις (Dánapris).
Proper noun
Днѣпръ • (Dněpr) m inan
Descendants
- Belarusian: Дняпро́ (Dnjapró), Днепр (Dnjepr)
- Carpathian Rusyn: Днїпр (Dnjipr)
- Ukrainian: Дніпро́ (Dnipró); Дніпр (Dnipr) (archaic); Дні́пер (Dníper) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Stryzhak, O. S., editor (1985), “Дънѣпрь”, in Етимологічний словник літописних географічних назв Південної Русі [Etymological Dictionary of Chronicle Geographical Names of Southern Rus'] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 55
Russian
Proper noun
Днѣпръ • (Dněpr) m inan (genitive Днѣпра́)
- Pre-1918 spelling of Дне́пр (Dnépr).
Declension
Pre-reform declension of Днѣпръ (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Днѣ́пръ Dně́pr |
| genitive | Днѣпра́ Dněprá |
| dative | Днѣпру́ Dněprú |
| accusative | Днѣ́пръ Dně́pr |
| instrumental | Днѣпро́мъ Dněpróm |
| prepositional | Днѣпрѣ́ Dněprě́ |