Чернигов

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic Черниговъ (Černigovŭ), first attested in the Byzantine-Varangian treaty from 10 cent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛrˈniɡof]

Proper noun

Черни́гов • (Černígov)

  1. Chernihiv, Chernigov (city in northeastern Ukraine)

Alternative forms

  • Чернихив (Černihiv)modern Ukrainian pronunciation

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈnʲiɡəf]

Proper noun

Черни́гов • (Černígovm inan (genitive Черни́гова, relational adjective черни́говский)

  1. Chernihiv/Chernigov (a city, the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: Chernigov