Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dniester

/ˈniːstəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: dni-ester
IPA: /ˈniːstəɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea.

name

A raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020. Administrative centre: Kelmentsi.

Example Sentences

"5. Chernivtsi Oblast, Dniester Raion, the village of Kelmentsi, Kelmentsi Municipality."
"In Bukovyna, the religious community of the village of Ivanivtsi, Dniester raion, decided to transfer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine."

Etymology

The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: *déh₂nu

Frequently Paired Words

Dnieper Podniprovya Transnistria

Synonyms

Dnister

Rhymes With

easter meester feaster leister treaster teaster

Questions

How do you pronounce dniester?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniːstəɹ/.
What does dniester mean?: A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea.
Where does dniester come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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