Щекавиця

Ukrainian

Etymology

Allegedly from Щек (Šček, “Shchek”), the name of one of the legendary founders of Kyiv, though this is more likely to be a folk etymology given in the Primary Chronicle. From Щек (Šček) +‎ -ав (-av) +‎ -иця (-ycja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃt͡ʃekɐˈʋɪt͡sʲɐ]

Proper noun

Щекави́ця • (Ščekavýcja) f inan (genitive Щекави́ці, uncountable)

  1. a mountain in Kyiv, Ukraine

Declension

Declension of Щекави́ця
(inan sg-only soft fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Щекави́ця
Ščekavýcja
genitive Щекави́ці
Ščekavýci
dative Щекави́ці
Ščekavýci
accusative Щекави́цю
Ščekavýcju
instrumental Щекави́цею
Ščekavýceju
locative Щекави́ці
Ščekavýci
vocative Щекави́це
Ščekavýce
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