Угорщина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From у́грин (úhryn) or уго́рець (uhórecʹ) + -щина (-ščyna), for cognates see Medieval Latin Ungaria, Medieval Latin Hungaria, Medieval Greek Ούγγροι (Oúngroi, Hungarians), all ultimately borrowed from Oghur *On-Ogur (ten (tribes) of the Ogur), referring to the Utigur Bulgar tribal confederacy which ruled the eastern parts of Hungary prior to the arrival of the Magyars (Hungarians).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈɦɔrʃt͡ʃenɐ]
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Proper noun

Уго́рщина • (Uhórščyna) f inan (genitive Уго́рщини, uncountable)

  1. Hungary (a country in Europe)

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