Кентукі

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kenˈtukʲi]

Proper noun

Кенту́кі • (Kentúki) m inan (indeclinable)

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Proper noun

Кенту́кі • (Kentúki) f inan (indeclinable)

  1. Kentucky, Kentucky River (a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States)

Usage notes

In Ukrainian, non-Slavic proper nouns and most loanwords ending in -о or -і are indeclinable and take on the gender of their superordinate. Thus, Кентукі is masculine when referring to the state because штат (štat, “state”) is masculine, and feminine when referring to the river because ріка (rika, “river”) is feminine.

Derived terms

  • кенту́ківець (kentúkivecʹ)
  • кентукі́йка (kentukíjka)
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