Donetsk

English

Alternative forms

Donets’k, Doneck, Donec’k

Etymology

From Ukrainian Донецьк (Donéc’k), from Донець (Donéc’, “Donets River”), diminutive of Дон (Don, “Don River”), from Proto-Scythian *Dānu (“river”). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Don‧etsk

Proper noun

Donetsk

A city on the Kalmius river in the Donbas region of Ukraine, administrative centre of Donetsk province.
Donetsk province (oblast), in eastern Ukraine.
A town on the Donets river in Russia.

Synonyms

(Ukrainian city): Stalino (historical)
(Ukrainian city): Trotsk (historical)
(Ukrainian city): Yuzivka, Yuzovka (historical)
(province): Donetsk Oblast
(province): Stalino Oblast, Voroshilovhrad Oblast (historical)
(Russian town): Gundorovka (historical)

Related terms

Don River
Don Cossacks

Translations

city

Arabic: دُونِيتْسْك‎ m (dunitsk), دُونِيتْسْك‎ m (donetsk)
Armenian: Դոնեցկ (Donecʿk)
Belarusian: Дане́цк m (Danjéck)
Bulgarian: Доне́цк m (Donéck)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 頓涅茨克 (zh), 顿涅茨克 (zh) (Dùnniècíkè)
Czech: Doněck (cs) m
Danish: Donetsk
Finnish: Donetsk (fi)
French: Donetsk (fr) m
Georgian: დონეცკი (donecḳi)
German: Donezk (de) n
Hungarian: Doneck
Japanese: ドネツク (Donetsuku), ドネツィク (Donetsiku), ドネチク (Donechiku)

Korean: 도네치크 (Donechikeu), 도네츠크 (Donecheukeu), 도네쯔크 (ko) (Donejjeukeu)
Lithuanian: Doneckas m
Macedonian: До́нецк m (Dóneck)
Persian: دونتسک‎ (donetsk)
Polish: Donieck (pl) m
Portuguese: Donetsk f
Russian: Доне́цк (ru) m (Donéck)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Доњецк m

Roman: Donjeck m
Slovak: Doneck m
Slovene: Doneck m
Spanish: Donetsk (es) m
Ukrainian: Доне́цьк (uk) m (Donécʹk)

Anagrams

stonked

Portuguese

Proper noun

Donetsk f

Donetsk (an oblast and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)
Donetsk (a city, the regional capital of Donetsk, Ukraine)

Spanish

Proper noun

Donetsk ?

Donetsk (city)

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