Bug

A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland.

A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary.


Bug

bużański (adjective)
Bug (nominative singular)
Bugu (genitive singular)
Buga (genitive singular)
Bugowi (dative singular)
Bug (accusative singular)
Bugiem (instrumental singular)
Bugu (locative singular)
Bugu (singular vocative)

Derived from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan). Compare Russian Буг (Bug). Doublet of biga and Boh.

Bug, Western Bug (a river in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine)


Буг

ru-proper noun+

Буг • (Bug) m inan (genitive Бу́га, nominative plural Бу́ги, genitive plural Бу́гов, relational adjective бу́гский)

Bug (romanization)
Бу́га (genitive)
Бу́ги (nominative plural)
Бу́гов (genitive plural)
бу́гский (adjective relational)
Бу́г (nominative singular)
Бу́ги (nominative plural)
Бу́га (genitive singular)
Бу́гов (genitive plural)
Бу́гу (dative singular)
Бу́гам (dative plural)
Бу́г (accusative singular)
Бу́ги (accusative plural)
Бу́гом (instrumental singular)
Бу́гами (instrumental plural)
Бу́ге (prepositional singular)
Бу́гах (plural prepositional)

Of Germanic origin, borrowed from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan, “to bend”), as Goths lived near the river. Compare Russian Буг (Bug).

Bug, Western Bug (a river in Poland, Belarus and Ukraine)


Dniepr

pl-prop

Dniepr m inan (related adjective dnieprowski or dnieprzański)

dnieprowski (adjective)
dnieprzański (adjective)
Dniepr (nominative singular)
Dniepru (genitive singular)
Dnieprowi (dative singular)
Dniepr (accusative singular)
Dnieprem (instrumental singular)
Dnieprze (locative singular)
Dnieprze (singular vocative)

Dnieper (a river in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine)


Niemen

Niemen (nominative singular)
Niemna (genitive singular)
Niemnowi (dative singular)
Niemen (accusative singular)
Niemnem (instrumental singular)
Niemnie (locative singular)
Niemnie (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Lithuanian Nemunas, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet".

Neman (a river in Belarus, Lithuania and Russia)


Neman

From Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Lithuanian Nemunas, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Finnic niemi (“cape”).

A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.


Дніпро

uk-proper noun

дніпро́вський

дніпрі́вський

Дніпро́ • (Dnipró) m inan (genitive Дніпра́, uncountable, relational adjective дніпро́вський or дніпрі́вський, diminutive Дні́прик)

Дніпро́ (canonical)
Dnipró (romanization)
Дніпра́ (genitive)
дніпро́вський (adjective relational)
дніпрі́вський (adjective relational)
Дні́прик (diminutive)
Дніпро́ (nominative singular)
Дніпра́ (genitive singular)
Дніпро́ві (dative singular)
Дніпру́ (dative singular)
Дніпро́ (accusative singular)
Дніпро́м (instrumental singular)
Дніпру́ (locative singular)
Дніпрі́ (locative singular)
Дні́пре (singular vocative)

From earlier Днѣпръ (Dnipr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Thracian *duno- ipro, related to Persian دنیدن (danidan, “to hasten, run”), and to hydronyms like Ibr, Ibar, etc.


Bóbr

Bóbr (nominative singular)
Bobru (genitive singular)
Bobrowi (dative singular)
Bóbr (accusative singular)
Bobrem (instrumental singular)
Bobrze (locative singular)
Bobrze (singular vocative)

Bobr (a left tributary of the Berezina in Belarus)


Narew

Narew (nominative singular)
Narwi (genitive singular)
Narwi (dative singular)
Narew (accusative singular)
Narwią (instrumental singular)
Narwi (locative singular)
Narwi (singular vocative)

Narew (a river in eastern Poland and Belarus, a tributary of the Vistula)


Днепр

ru-proper noun+

Днепр • (Dnepr) m inan (genitive Днепра́)

Dnepr (romanization)
Днепра́ (genitive)
Дне́пр (nominative singular)
Днепра́ (genitive singular)
Днепру́ (dative singular)
Дне́пр (accusative singular)
Днепро́м (instrumental singular)
Днепре́ (prepositional singular)

Inherited from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Proto-Sarmatian *dān *apara "the far river" or *Dānapr (“the deep river”), the first element being from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰánwati << *dʰénh₂- ~ dʰn̥h₂-u- << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”).
Compare with Днестр (Dnestr), whose name probably means "the close river."

der

Dnieper (a river in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)


Daugava

A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Latvia to the Gulf of Riga.


Dnepr

de-proper noun

Dnepr m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dneprs or Dnepr)

Dneprs (genitive)
Dnepr (genitive)
Dnepr (nominative singular)
Dneprs (genitive singular)
Dnepr (genitive singular)
Dnepr (dative singular)
Dnepr (accusative singular)

Dnieper (a river that flows through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine; the fourth-longest river in Europe)


Dnipro

From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró) and earlier Днѣпръ (Dnipr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Scythian/Old Ossetic (Sarmatian) *Dānu Apara ("Far River") or *Dānapr (“Deep River”). The former derivation would pair it with the Dnister (“Near River”), while the latter would refer to its lack of fords. Doublet of Dnieper and Danasper. As a city, originally a clipping of Dnipropetrovsk, formally adopted as the town's name in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Its oblast has not yet followed suit because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution.

A major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine into the Black Sea.


Нёман

be-proper noun

Нёман • (Njóman) m inan (genitive Нёмана, uncountable)

Njóman (romanization)
Нёмана (genitive)
Нёман (nominative singular)
Нёмана (genitive singular)
Нёману (dative singular)
Нёман (accusative singular)
Нёманам (instrumental singular)
Нёмане (locative singular)

Neman (a river in Belarus and Lithuania, also forming the border between Lithuania and Russia)


Дняпро

Дняпро́ • (Dnjapró) n inan (genitive Дняпра́, uncountable, relational adjective дняпро́ўскі)

Дняпро́ (canonical)
Dnjapró (romanization)
Дняпра́ (genitive)
дняпро́ўскі (adjective relational)
Дняпро́ (nominative singular)
Дняпра́ (genitive singular)
Дняпру́ (dative singular)
Дняпро́ (accusative singular)
Дняпро́м (instrumental singular)
Дняпры́ (locative singular)

Dnieper (a river in Belarus and Ukraine)


Pripyat

Transliteration of Russian При́пять (Prípjatʹ) or transliteration of Ukrainian При́п'ять (Prýpʺjatʹ).

translit

A river in Eastern Europe, flowing east through Ukraine and Belarus, draining into the Dnieper.

Պրիպյատ

river flowing through Ukraine and Belarus


Marycha

Marycha (nominative singular)
Marychy (nominative plural)
Marychy (genitive singular)
Marych (genitive plural)
Marysze (dative singular)
Marychom (dative plural)
Marychę (accusative singular)
Marychy (accusative plural)
Marychą (instrumental singular)
Marychami (instrumental plural)
Marysze (locative singular)
Marychach (locative plural)
Marycho (singular vocative)
Marychy (plural vocative)

Marycha (a small river running along the border of Poland, Lithuania and Belarus)


Wilia

Wilia (nominative singular)
Wilii (genitive singular)
Wilii (dative singular)
Wilię (accusative singular)
Wilią (instrumental singular)
Wilii (locative singular)
Wilio (singular vocative)

Neris (a river in Belarus and Lithuania)


Prypeć

prypecki (adjective)
Prypeć (nominative singular)
Prypeci (genitive singular)
Prypeci (dative singular)
Prypeć (accusative singular)
Prypecią (instrumental singular)
Prypeci (locative singular)
Prypeci (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Ukrainian При́п'ять (Prýpʺjatʹ).

bor+

Pripyat (a river in Belarus and Ukraine)


Днепар

mk-proper noun

Днепар • (Dnepar) m (relational adjective днепарски)

Dnepar (romanization)
днепарски (adjective relational)

mk:Днепар_(појаснување)


Припјат

Припјат • (Pripjat) m (relational adjective припјатски)

Pripjat (romanization)
припјатски (adjective relational)


Slavutych

From Ukrainian Славу́тич (Slavútyč), from Old East Slavic.

(historical) Former name of Dnipro (“Dnipro River”). (Dnieper) (when referring to the early Rus era) A river in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in Europe, flowing into the Black Sea.


Прип'ять

uk-proper noun

При́п'ять<F.sg>

при́п'ятський

При́п'ять • (Prýpʺjatʹ) f inan (genitive При́п'яті, uncountable, relational adjective при́п'ятський)

При́п'ять (canonical)
Prýpʺjatʹ (romanization)
При́п'яті (genitive)
при́п'ятський (adjective relational)
При́п'ять (nominative singular)
При́п'ятя (genitive singular)
При́п'ятеві (dative singular)
При́п'ятю (dative singular)
При́п'ять (accusative singular)
При́п'ятем (instrumental singular)
При́п'ятю (locative singular)
При́п'яті (locative singular)
При́п'ятю (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

При́п'ять<M.sg>

Inherited from Old Ruthenian При́петь (Prípetʹ).

inh+

Pripyat (a river in Ukraine and Belarus)


Припѧть

head

Припѧть (Pripętĭ) f

orv-proper noun

Припѧть (Pripętĭ) f

Old Ruthenian: При́петь (Prípetʹ)

Russian: При́пять (Prípjatʹ); При́петь (Prípetʹ) (obsolete)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Pri-pętь (“tributary”), from *pri + *pęti.


Дънѣпръ

head

Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ) m

Dŭněprŭ (romanization)
Дънѣпръ (nominative singular)
Дънѣпра (genitive singular)
Дънѣпру (dative singular)
Дънѣпръ (accusative singular)
Дънѣпръмь (instrumental singular)
Дънѣпрѣ (locative singular)
Дънѣпре (singular vocative)

desctree

Old Ruthenian: Днѣпръ (Dněpr), Днѣпро́ (Dněpró)
Belarusian: Дняпро́ (Dnjapró), Днепр (Dnjepr)
Carpathian Rusyn: Днїпр (Dnjipr)
Ukrainian: Дніпро́ (Dnipró); Дніпр (Dnipr) (archaic); Дні́пер (Dníper) (dialectal)

Russian: Днепр (Dnepr)

From Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek Δάναπρις (Dánapris).


Nipru

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ.

bor+

Dnieper (a river in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia)


Двина

Двина́ (canonical)
Dviná (romanization)
Двины́ (genitive)
Двина́ (nominative singular)
Двины́ (nominative plural)
Двины́ (genitive singular)
Дви́н (genitive plural)
Двине́ (dative singular)
Двина́м (dative plural)
Двину́ (accusative singular)
Двины́ (accusative plural)
Двино́й (instrumental singular)
Двино́ю (instrumental singular)
Двина́ми (instrumental plural)
Двине́ (prepositional singular)
Двина́х (plural prepositional)

Proto-Slavic *dvina from Proto-Indo-European *dʰweynā, from *dʰew- (“to flow”).

Daugava (a river in Russia, Belarus and Latvia)