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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈniːstəɹ/
Etymology: From Russian Днестр (Dnestr), Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister), pre-reform orthography Днѣстръ (Dněstr), ultimately (compare Byzantine Greek Δάναστρις (Dánastris) and Late Latin Danaster) from Proto-Sarmatian *dānu *nazdya "the close river" (the Dnieper being the far one). The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu- (“river”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Днестр}} Russian Днестр (Dnestr), {{cog|uk|Дністер}} Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister), {{cog|gkm|Δάναστρις}} Byzantine Greek Δάναστρις (Dánastris), {{cog|LL.|Danaster}} Late Latin Danaster, {{der|en|xsc-sar-pro|*dānu}} Proto-Sarmatian *dānu, {{der|en|ine-pro|*déh₂nu-||river}} Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu- (“river”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dniester
  1. A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea. Wikipedia link: Dniester, basin Categories (place): Places in Moldova, Places in Ukraine, Rivers in Europe, Rivers in Moldova, Rivers in Ukraine Synonyms: Dnister Related terms: Dnieper, Podniprovya, Transnistria Translations (river in Europe): Τύρας (Túras) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Դնեստր (Dnestr) (Armenian), Дне́стар (Dnjéstar) [masculine] (Belarusian), Днестр (Dnjestr) (Belarusian), Dněstr [masculine] (Czech), Dnestro (Esperanto), Dniestr [masculine] (French), დნესტრი (dnesṭri) (Georgian), Dnister [masculine] (German), Δνείστερος (Dneísteros) [masculine] (Greek), Dnyeszter (Hungarian), An Dnístir [feminine] (Irish), Danaster [masculine] (Latin), Tyras [masculine] (Latin), Днестар (Dnestar) [masculine] (Macedonian), Тарку (Tarku) (Nogai), Dniestr [masculine] (Polish), Nistru (Romanian), Днестр (Dnestr) [masculine] (Russian), Dinyester (Turkish), Özi (Turkish), Turla (Turkish), Дністе́р (Dnistér) [masculine] (Ukrainian), נעסטער (nester) (Yiddish)
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