Chernivtsi

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Chernivtsi

  • /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/ UK
  • /t͡ʃəˈniːvtsi/ UK
  • /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/ US
  • /t͡ʃəɹˈnivtsi/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Chernovtsy · Cernăuţi · Csernovic · Czernowitz · Chernowitz

  1. A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
  2. An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.

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name city

한국어체르니우치 Chereuniuchi, 체르놉치 Chereunopchi
日本語チェルニウツィー Cheruniutsī, チェルノフツィー Cherunofutsī
中文切爾諾夫策 /切尔诺夫策 Qiè'ěrnuòfūcè
हिन्दीचेर्निव्त्सी cernivtsī
FrançaisTchernivtsi, Tchernovtsy, Tchernowitz
DeutschCzernowitz, Tschernowitz
ΕλληνικάΤσερνιβτσί Tsernivtsí
RomânăCernăuți
РусскийЧерновцы́ Černovcý
עבריתצֶ׳רנוֹבִיץ tshernovits

name oblast

RomânăRegiunea Cernăuți
РусскийЧернови́цкая о́бласть Černovíckaja óblastʹ

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@misc{chernivtsi_2026,
  title = {Chernivtsi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chernivtsi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}