кїꙗнинъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • кїѣ́нинъ (kijě́nin)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ). Cognate with Old Novgorodian кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine).

Noun

кїꙗ́нинъ • (kijánin) m pers

  1. Kyivan, Kyivite (resident of Kyiv and nearby lands)
    Synonyms: кїєвлꙗнинъ (kijevljanin), кїєвецъ (kijevecʹ)
adjective
nouns
  • кїєвецъ m (kijevecʹ)
  • кїєвлꙗнинъ m (kijevljanin)
  • Кїєвъ m (Kijev)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: кія́нін (kijánin)
  • Ukrainian: кия́нин (kyjányn)

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “киянинъ, киенинъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 96
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