Dnipro

English

Etymology

From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró) and earlier Днѣпръ (Dnipr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Old Ossetic *dānu apara (the far river) or *dānapr (the deep river). The former derivation would pair it with the Dnister (Near River), while the latter would refer to its lack of fords. Doublet of Dnieper and Danasper. As a city, originally a clipping of Dnipropetrovsk, formally adopted as the town's name in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Its oblast has not yet followed suit because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /nɪˈpɹoʊ/, /niˈpɹoʊ/, /ˈni.pɹoʊ/, /ˈnɪ.pɹoʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d(ə)niːˈprəʊ/, /ˈd(ə)nɪ.prə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Dnipro

  1. (with the) A major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine into the Black Sea.
  2. A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, as well as, a raion, an urban hromada of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on the Dnieper.
  3. Clipping of Dnipropetrovs'k, an oblast of Ukraine.

Usage notes

Formerly, the more common English name of this river was Dnieper. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly all Western media began adopting the Ukrainian form of the name. Alternatively, the name can be used to distinguish the lower stretches of the river through Ukraine, as opposed to its upper reaches in Russia and Belarus.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró).

Proper noun

Dnipro n

  1. Dnipro, a city and raion of Ukraine.
    Synonym: (superseded) Dnipropetrovsk

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dni.pʁo/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Dnipro ?

  1. a city and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró).

Proper noun

Dnipro

  1. Dnipro (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Dnipro
singular plural
nominative Dnipro Dniprolar / Dnipro'lar
accusative Dnipro'yu Dniproları / Dnipro'ları
dative Dnipro'ya Dniprolara / Dnipro'lara
locative Dnipro'da Dniprolarda / Dnipro'larda
ablative Dnipro'dan Dniprolardan / Dnipro'lardan
genitive Dnipro'nun Dniproların / Dnipro'ların
Possessive forms of Dnipro
singular plural
benim (my) Dnipro'm Dniprolarım
Dnipro'larım
senin (your) Dnipro'n Dniproların
Dnipro'ların
onun (his/her/its) Dnipro'su Dniproları
Dnipro'ları
bizim (our) Dnipro'muz Dniprolarımız
Dnipro'larımız
sizin (your) Dnipro'nuz Dniprolarınız
Dnipro'larınız
onların (their) Dnipro'su
Dniproları
Dnipro'ları
Dniproları
Dnipro'ları