Quieve

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Kiev, Kyiv
Kieve, Quive (rare)
Quiev (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈɛ.vi/ [kɪˈɛ.vi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɛ.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈɛ.ve/ [kɪˈɛ.ve], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɛ.ve/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɛ.vɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɛ.bɨ/ [ˈkjɛ.βɨ]

Hyphenation: Qui‧e‧ve

Proper noun

Quieve

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
Kyiv (an oblast of Ukraine)

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