Борисполь

Russian

Etymology

The first part is from the name of St.Boris. The other part is probably a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) (like in Mariupol, Sevastopol etc.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈrʲispəlʲ]

Proper noun

Бори́споль (Boríspolʹ) m inan (genitive Бори́споля, relational adjective бори́спольский)

  1. Boryspil (a city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine)

Declension

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