Kænugarður

Icelandic

Etymology

Composed of kæna +‎ garður. From Old Norse Kænugarðr, which is an adaptation of Old East Slavic *Kijan(ov)ŭ gor(o)dŭ / *Kyjevŭ gor(o)dŭ, literally “Kyi’s castle”.

Proper noun

Kænugarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Kænugarðs)

  1. Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine)
    Synonyms: Kíev, Kýiv

Declension

Declension of Kænugarður (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Kænugarður
accusative Kænugarð
dative Kænugarði
genitive Kænugarðs

Further reading

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