Chiovia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Chiōvia, itself derived from Polish Kijów.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɔ.vja/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ɔvja
  • IPA(key): /kiˈɔ.vja/
    • Rhymes: -ɔvja

Proper noun

Chiovia f

  1. (obsolete, literary) Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast)
    Synonyms: Kiev, Kyiv

References

  1. ^ Chiovia, esonimo per la capitale ucraina, Associazione per l'italiano (API)

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kijów.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chiōvia f sg (genitive Chiōviae); first declension

  1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Chiōvia
genitive Chiōviae
dative Chiōviae
accusative Chiōviam
ablative Chiōviā
vocative Chiōvia
locative Chiōviae

Derived terms

  • Chiōviēnsis

Descendants

  • Italian: Chiovia