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chernivtsi

/t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
Cher-niv-tsi
IPA
/t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.

name

An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.

Etymology

From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Чернівці́

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/
  • British English: /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/

Inflected Forms

Chernovtsy (alternative) Cernăuţi (alternative, historical) Csernovic (alternative, historical) Czernowitz (alternative, historical) Chernowitz (alternative, historical)

Questions

How do you pronounce chernivtsi?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/.
What does chernivtsi mean?
A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
Where does chernivtsi come from?
From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).

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