Kyivan

English

Alternative forms

(from Ukrainian) Kyïvan, Kyjivan, Kyyivan
(from Russian) Kievan, Kievian

Etymology

From Kyiv +‎ -an, from Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːˈɪvən/, /ˈkiːɪvən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Adjective

Kyivan (not comparable)

Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).

Synonyms

(from Ukrainian) Kyivite
(from Russian) Kievite

Derived terms

Translations

of or associated with the city of Kyiv

Afrikaans: Kijifs, Kiëfs
Armenian: կիեւյան (kiewyan)
Belarusian: кі́еўскі (kíjeŭski)
Bulgarian: киевски (kievski)
Catalan: kiïvià, kievià
Czech: kyjevský (cs)
Finnish: kiovalainen
French: kiévien (fr), kiévain (fr)
Hungarian: kijevi (hu)
Italian: di Kiev (it), kieviano
Macedonian: киевски (kievski)
Old Ruthenian: ки́евскїй (kíevskij)
Polish: kijowski (pl)
Russian: ки́евский (ru) (kíjevskij)
Slovak: kyjevský
Slovene: kijevski
Ukrainian: ки́ївський (uk) (kýjivsʹkyj)

Noun

Kyivan (plural Kyivans)

A resident of Kyiv.

Synonyms

(from Ukrainian) Kyivite
(from Russian) Kievite

Translations

resident of Kyiv

Belarusian: кіяўля́нін m (kijaŭljánin), кіяўля́нка f (kijaŭljánka)
Catalan: kiïvià m, kiïviàna f, kievià m, kieviana f
Czech: Kyjevan m, Kyjevanka f
Finnish: kiovalainen
French: Kiévien (fr) m, Kiévienne (fr) f, Kiévain (fr) m, Kiévaine f
German: Kiewer m, Kiewerin f
Hungarian: kijevi (hu)
Macedonian: кие́вјанец m (kiévjanec), кие́вјанка f (kiévjanka)
Marathi: क्यीवकर (kyīvkar)
Old East Slavic: *кꙑꙗне pl (*kyjane)
Old Ruthenian: кия́нинъ m (kijánin)
Polish: kijowianin (pl) m, kijowianka (pl) f
Russian: киевля́нин (ru) m (kijevljánin), киевля́нка (ru) f (kijevljánka), кия́нин (ru) m (kijánin) (historical or regional), кия́нка (ru) f (kijánka) (historical or regional)
Turkish: Kiyevli, Kıyivli
Ukrainian: кия́нин (uk) m (kyjányn), кия́нка f (kyjánka), кия́ни c pl (kyjány)

Usage notes

See usage notes at Kyiv in regards to using spelling derived from Ukrainian or Russian.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kyiv.