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kryvyi rih

/kɹɪˌvi ˈri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kryvy-i rih
IPA
/kɹɪˌvi ˈri/
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Etymology

From Ukrainian Криви́й Рі́г (Kryvýj Ríh), from криви́й (kryvýj, “crooked”) + ріг (rih, “horn”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Krivoy Rog (alternative) Kryvyy Rih (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kryvyi rih?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪˌvi ˈri/.
What does kryvyi rih mean?
A city and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Where does kryvyi rih come from?
From Ukrainian Криви́й Рі́г (Kryvýj Ríh), from криви́й (kryvýj, “crooked”) + ріг (rih, “horn”).

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