украина

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From оу (u, beside, at) + краи (krai, border, edge) + -ина (-ina). Perhaps from Proto-Slavic *ukrajina.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /uˈkrɑjinɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /uˈkrajina/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /uˈkrajina/

Noun

украина (ukraina) f

  1. boundary, outskirts, borderland

Descendants

Further reading

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • оукра́ина, ꙋкра́ина, укра́йна, вкра́ина, вкра́йна

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic оукра́ина (ukráina), from оу- (u-) + краи + -ина. Perhaps from Proto-Slavic *ukrajina.

Noun

укра́ина (transliteration needed) f inan

  1. boundary, outskirts, borderland
  2. land, country

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Belarusian: ускра́іна (uskráina); укра́іна (ukráina) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: украї́на (ukrajína), укра́їна (ukrájina) (obsolete)

Further reading

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