ukrainian
/juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The East Slavic language of Ukrainians, and the official language of Ukraine.
Example Sentences
- "The Muſcovite, Novogrodian, and Ukrainian dialects, are the moſt uſed in Ruſſia, together with that of Archangel, which greatly reſembles the Siberian."
- "The ukrainian peaſantry ſovv far more ſummer-grain, becauſe the vvinter-ſovving in their vvet and ſnovvleſs vvinters is apt to rot and ſo to render the harveſt doubtful, vvhich in the northern provinces is exactly the reverſe. Inſtead of the light hook-plough, they uſe the large heavy ukrainian plough, and for the horſe vvhich in Ruſſia is almoſt the only beaſt uſed for ploughing, here oxen are put to, of vvhich ſometimes eight are ſeen harneſſed to one plough."
- "In fact, the publications of the Revolutionists which have been issued during the last three years abroad and from the secret press of St. Petersburg, present a rich source of information respecting the modern Revolutionary movement, but all these materials, being in the Russian or Ukrainian language, have scarcely contributed anything to the works written in other languages, and have remained for the most part unknown to Europe."
- "The 118-foot tree grew-on the southern Ukrainian island of Khortitsa, which lies in the middle of the Dnipro River and once was home to Ukraine's largest Cossack settlement."
- "From Moscow on August 1, we flew down to Kiev for a quick visit to Ukraine and a meeting with Leonid Kravchuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet."
- "Everest saw a clutch of records on Thursday including the most summits for a woman and the first all-Black team – and a Ukrainian climber reached the top of the world for her war-torn country. […] The wave of summits also saw the only Ukrainian climber this season, Antonina Samoilova reach the top with her country's flag, her expedition company 14 Peaks Expedition confirmed."
Etymology
From Ukraine + -ian (suffix meaning ‘from; like; related to’, forming adjectives; or ‘one belonging to, from, like, or relating to’, forming nouns).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/
- British English: /juːˈkɹeɪ.nɪ.ən/
Inflected Forms
Ukr. (alternative)
Ukrainians (plural)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Afro-Ukrainian
Russo-Ukrainian
Ukrainian American
Ukrainian-American
Ukrainian Catholic
Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Ukrainian Christmas
Ukrainian Dorian
Frequently Paired Words
Wiktionary’s coverage of Ukrainian terms