Donetsk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk), from Доне́ць (Donécʹ, “the Donets”), diminutive of Дон (Don, “the Don”), from Proto-Scythian *Dānu (“river”). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈnɛtsk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Do‧netsk

Proper noun

Donetsk

  1. (city and raion) A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.
  2. (province) An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kramatorsk; former seat: Donetsk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries)
  3. (country) A self-declared country in Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Donetsk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.
  4. A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the Donets river.

Synonyms

  • (Ukrainian city): Donetsk City (since 1961)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian city): Aleksandrovka (before 1869)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian city): Yuzovo, Yuzovka, Hughesovka (1869-1923)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian city): Trotsk (1923)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian city): Stalin, Stalino (1924-1941; 1943-1961)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian city): Yuzivka (1941-1943)
  • (Ukrainian province): Donetsk Oblast, Donechchyna (since 1961)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian province): Stalino Oblast (1938-1941; 1943-1961)
  • (historical) (Ukrainian province): Yuzivka Oblast (1941-1943)
  • (country): Donetsk People's Republic, DPR, DNR (since 2014)
  • (historical) (Russian town): Gundorovka

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Anagrams

Crimean Tatar

Alternative spellings
Arabic دونچك
Soviet Latin Donetsk
Romanian Latin [[]]
Cyrillic Донецк
Ukranian Latin Donetsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk).

Proper noun

Donetsk

  1. Donetsk (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Donetsk
nominative Donetsk
genitive Donetskniñ
dative Donetskke
accusative Donetskni
locative Donetskte
ablative Donetskten

Dutch

Etymology

From Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk).

Proper noun

Donetsk n

  1. Donetsk, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /doˈne.t͡ʃis.ki/, /doˈnet͡ʃsk/

Proper noun

Donetsk ?

  1. Donetsk (an oblast and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)
  2. Donetsk (a city, the administrative center of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈnetsk/ [d̪oˈnet̪sk]
  • Rhymes: -etsk
  • Syllabification: Do‧netsk

Proper noun

Donetsk ?

  1. Donetsk (a city in Ukraine)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk).

Proper noun

Donetsk

  1. Donetsk (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Donetsk
singular plural
nominative Donetsk Donetskler / Donetsk'ler
accusative Donetsk'i Donetskleri / Donetsk'leri
dative Donetsk'e Donetsklere / Donetsk'lere
locative Donetsk'te Donetsklerde / Donetsk'lerde
ablative Donetsk'ten Donetsklerden / Donetsk'lerden
genitive Donetsk'in Donetsklerin / Donetsk'lerin
Possessive forms of Donetsk
singular plural
benim (my) Donetsk'im Donetsklerim
senin (your) Donetsk'in Donetsklerin
onun (his/her/its) Donetsk'i Donetskleri
bizim (our) Donetsk'imiz Donetsklerimiz
sizin (your) Donetsk'iniz Donetskleriniz
onların (their) Donetsk'i
Donetskleri 		Donetskleri
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