Кентукі

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Кенту́ккі (Kentúkki) (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kenˈtukʲi]

Proper noun

Кенту́кі • (Kentúki) m inan (indeclinable)

Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Kentucky (a river in the United States)

Usage notes

In Ukrainian, non-Slavic proper nouns and most loanwords ending in -о or -і are indeclinable and take on the gender of their superordinate. Thus, Кентукі is masculine, because the word штат (štat, “state”) is also masculine.

Derived terms

кенту́ківець (kentúkivecʹ)
кентукі́йка (kentukíjka)

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