Харків

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • Ха (Xa) — clipping, slang
  • Ха́рьків (Xárʹkiv) — obsolete

Etymology

The city is named after the Kharkiv River. A folk etymology says the city and river are named after a Cossack called Харко́ (Xarkó), from Харько́ (Xarʹkó), from Greek Χαρίτων (Charíton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxarkʲiu̯]
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Proper noun

Ха́рків • (Xárkiv) m inan (genitive Ха́ркова, uncountable, relational adjective ха́рківський)

  1. Kharkiv (an industrial city, a municipal and regional administrative center in Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine)
    у Ха́ркові, у Ха́ркову ― u Xárkovi, u Xárkovu ― in Kharkiv
    у Ха́рків, до Ха́ркова ― u Xárkiv, do Xárkova ― to Kharkiv
    з Ха́ркова ― z Xárkova ― from Kharkiv

Declension

Declension of Ха́рків
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a і-о)
singular
nominative Ха́рків
Xárkiv
genitive Ха́ркова
Xárkova
dative Ха́ркову
Xárkovu
accusative Ха́рків
Xárkiv
instrumental Ха́рковом
Xárkovom
locative Ха́ркову, Ха́ркові
Xárkovu, Xárkovi
vocative Ха́ркове
Xárkove

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Kharkiv
  • → German: Charkiw
  • → Portuguese: Carquive

References

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