Украина

See also: украина, Украіна, Украйна, and Україна

Bashkir

Украинаның Ер шарында торошо.
Ukraine's position on the globe.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Украи́на (Ukraína, “Ukraine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uk.raˈi.na]
• Hyphenation: Ук‧ра‧и‧на

Proper noun

Украина • (Ukraina)

1. Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)

   Украинаға хакер һөжүмдәре.

   Ukrainağa xaker höžümdäre.

   Hacker attacks on Ukraine.

Declension

Inflection of Украина (Ukraina)

	singular only
absolute	Украина (Ukraina)
definite genitive	Украинаның (Ukrainanïñ)
dative	Украина (Ukraina)
definite accusative	Украинаны (Ukrainanï)
locative	Украинала (Ukrainala)
ablative	Украинанан (Ukrainanan)

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Kazakh

Cyrillic	Украина (Wkraïna)
Arabic	ۋكراينا‎

Proper noun

Украина • (Wkraïna)

1. Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)

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Komi-Zyrian

Proper noun

Украина • (Ukraina)

1. Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic украина, окраина (ukraina, okraina, “borderland”), synchronically у- (u-) +‎ край (kraj) +‎ -ина (-ina).

Alternative forms

• Украйна (Ukrajna)

Pronunciation

• Украи́на: IPA^(key): [ʊkrɐˈinə]
• (nonstandard) Укра́ина: IPA^(key): [ʊˈkraɪnə]

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• Note: although considered non-standard and/or politically incorrect by some, Укра́ина is still a common pronunciation and was so historically, even in Ukrainian (as in the poetry of Taras Shevchenko).

Proper noun

Украи́на • (Ukraína) f inan (genitive Украи́ны)

1. Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)

   в Украи́не ― v Ukraíne ― in Ukraine (preferred in Ukraine)

   на Украи́не ― na Ukraíne ― in Ukraine (preferred in Russia)

Usage notes

• In Russia, Украина is mostly used with the preposition на (na), as in

Я живу́ на Украи́не. — I live in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, Украина is nowadays mostly used with the preposition в, as in

Я живу́ в Украи́не. — I live in Ukraine.

The argument for the usage by Ukrainians is that “на Украине” allegedly implies that Ukraine is still a part of Russia (or the USSR), which Ukraine left in 1991.

Declension

Declension of Украи́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Украи́на Ukraína
genitive	Украи́ны Ukraíny
dative	Украи́не Ukraíne
accusative	Украи́ну Ukraínu
instrumental	Украи́ной, Украи́ною Ukraínoj, Ukraínoju
prepositional	Украи́не Ukraíne

Pre-reform declension of Украи́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Украи́на Ukraína
genitive	Украи́ны Ukraíny
dative	Украи́нѣ Ukraíně
accusative	Украи́ну Ukraínu
instrumental	Украи́ной, Украи́ною Ukraínoj, Ukraínoju
prepositional	Украи́нѣ Ukraíně

Synonyms

• Малоро́ссия (Maloróssija) or, rarely, Малору́ссия (Malorússija) (both historical, now considered offensive in Ukraine).
• (derogatory) Укро́пия (Ukrópija), Хохлоста́н (Xoxlostán), Хохля́ндия (Xoxljándija)

Derived terms

• украи́нец (ukraínec)
• украи́нка (ukraínka)
• украи́нский (ukraínskij)

Related terms

• окра́ина (okráina)

See also

• Ки́ев (Kíjev)
• Wikipedia article about Ukraine

References

• Andrew Gregorovich, ‘Ukraine’ or ‘the Ukraine’
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.