цитадель

Russian

Etymology

From Italian cittadella, via Polish cytadela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨtɐˈdɛlʲ] (phonetic respelling: цитадэ́ль)

Noun

цитаде́ль • (citadɛ́lʹ) f inan (genitive цитаде́ли, nominative plural цитаде́ли, genitive plural цитаде́лей)

  1. citadel (a strong fortress that sits high above a city)
  2. citadel (a stronghold or fortified place, also figuratively)

Declension

Ukrainian

Київська цитадель (земляні укріплення)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish cytadela, from German Zitadelle, from French citadelle, from Italian cittadella.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡setɐˈdɛlʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

цитаде́ль • (cytadélʹ) f inan (genitive цитаде́лі, nominative plural цитаде́лі, genitive plural цитаде́лей)

  1. citadel
    Synonyms: форте́ця f (fortécja), тверди́ня f (tverdýnja), (dated) крі́пость f (krípostʹ)

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “цитадель”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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