Chernihiv

English

Chernihiv Oblast

Chernihiv Raion

Alternative forms

• Chernigiv, Chernihov
• (from Russian) Chernigov
• (from Polish) Czernihów, Czernihow

Etymology

Transliteration of Ukrainian Черні́гів (Černíhiv).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈniːhiːv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɹˈnihiv/, /t͡ʃɛɹ-/, /-ˈnihɪv/, (anglicized) /ˈt͡ʃəɹnəˌhiv/
• Hyphenation: Cher‧ni‧hiv

Proper noun

Chernihiv

1. A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River.
2. A raion of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Chernihiv.
3. An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Chernihiv.
   • 2025 April 23rd, Torsten Heinrich, “Trump wants Ukraine’s Capitulation. He won’t get it. Ukraine SITREP”, in Military & History, via YouTube, 4:21–4:37:

     We switch to the developments along the front line and, uh, the Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians do reconnaissance forces… send reconnaissance forces over the border in Chernihiv, in Sumy, as well as in Kharkiv, so basically along the whole northern border.

Translations

city

• Armenian: Չեռնիգով (Čʻeṙnigov), Չեռնիհիվ (Čʻeṙnihiv)
• Azerbaijani: Çerniqov
• Belarusian: Чарні́гаў m (Čarníhaw)
• Bulgarian: Черни́гов m (Černígov)
• Catalan: Txerníhiv m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 切爾尼戈夫 / 切尔尼戈夫 (Qiè'ěrnígēfū)

• Czech: Černihov m, Černigov (cs) m, Černihiv (cs) m
• Danish: Tjernihiv n, Tjernigov n
• Dutch: Tsjernihiv n
• Estonian: Tšernihiv
• French: Tchernihiv (fr) m, Tchernigov (fr) m
• Georgian: ჩერნიჰივი (černihivi), ჩერნიგოვი (černigovi)
• German: Tschernihiw n, Tschernigow n
• Greek: Τσερνίχιβ (el) n (Tserníchiv), Τσερνίγκοφ n (Tsernígkof)
• Japanese: チェルニーヒウ (Cherunīhiu), チェルニーゴフ (Cherunīgofu)
• Kazakh: Чернигов (Çernigov)
• Korean: 체르니히우 (Chereunihiu), 체르니고프 (Chereunigopeu)
• Latin: Czernihovia, Czernigow
• Latvian: Čerņihiva f, Čerņigova f
• Lithuanian: Černigovas m, Černihivas m
• Marathi: चेर्निहिव (cernihiv)
• Persian: چرنیهیف (černihif)
• Polish: Czernihów (pl) m
• Russian: Черни́гов (ru) m (Černígov)
• Slovak: Černihiv m, Černigov m
• Slovene: Černigov m
• Swedish: Tjernihiv n
• Turkish: Çernihiv
• Ukrainian: Черні́гів (uk) m (Černíhiv)

oblast

• Belarusian: Чарні́гаўская во́бласць f (Čarníhawskaja vóblascʹ)
• Czech: Černihivská oblast f
• Marathi: चेर्निहिव (cernihiv)
• Polish: Obwód czernihowski m
• Russian: Черни́говская о́бласть (ru) f (Černígovskaja óblastʹ)
• Slovak: Černihivská oblasť f
• Ukrainian: Черні́гівська о́бласть (uk) f (Černíhivsʹka óblastʹ)