Meanings
proper noun
alternative Chernovtsy · alternative historical Cernăuţi · alternative historical Csernovic · alternative historical Czernowitz · alternative historical Chernowitz
Origin
- UkrainianЧернівці́
- EnglishChernivtsi
From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).
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Bulgarian Черновци́, Чернивци́
- Черновци́ (Černovcí)city
- Чернивци́ (Černivcí)city
Chinese Mandarin 切爾諾夫策 /切尔诺夫策
- 切爾諾夫策 /切尔诺夫策 (Qiè'ěrnuòfūcè)city
Czech Černovice, Černivci
- Černovicecity
- Černivcicity
- Černovická oblastoblast
Danish Tjernivtsi
- Tjernivtsicity
Dutch Tsjernivtsi
- Tsjernivtsicity
French Tchernivtsi, Tchernovtsy
- Tchernivtsicity
- Tchernovtsycity
- Tchernowitzcity
German Czernowitz, Tschernowitz
- Czernowitzcity
- Tschernowitzcity
Greek Τσερνιβτσί
- Τσερνιβτσί (Tsernivtsí)city
Hebrew צֶ׳רנוֹבִיץ
- צֶ׳רנוֹבִיץ (tshernovits)city
Hindi चेर्निव्त्सी
- चेर्निव्त्सी (cernivtsī)city
Hungarian Csernyivci, Csernovic
- Csernyivcicity
- Csernoviccity
Japanese チェルニウツィー, チェルノフツィー
- チェルニウツィー (Cheruniutsī)city
- チェルノフツィー (Cherunofutsī)city
Korean 체르니우치, 체르놉치
- 체르니우치 (Chereuniuchi)city
- 체르놉치 (Chereunopchi)city
Polish Czerniowce, Obwód czerniowiecki
- Czerniowcecity
- Obwód czerniowieckioblast
Romanian Cernăuți, Regiunea Cernăuți
- Cernăuțicity
- Regiunea Cernăuțioblast
Russian Черновцы́, Чернови́цкая о́бласть
- Черновцы́ (Černovcý)city
- Чернови́цкая о́бласть (Černovíckaja óblastʹ)oblast
Slovak Černovice, Černovická oblasť
- Černovicecity
- Černovická oblasťoblast
Swedish Tjernivtsi, Tjernivtsi
- Tjernivtsicity
- Tjernivtsioblast
Turkish Çernivtsi
- Çernivtsicity
Ukrainian Чернівці́, Черніве́цька о́бласть
- Чернівці́ (Černivcí)city
- Черніве́цька о́бласть (Černivécʹka óblastʹ)oblast
Yiddish טשערנאָוויץ
- טשערנאָוויץ (tshernovits)city
Cite this entry
APA
Chernivtsi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chernivtsi
MLA
“Chernivtsi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chernivtsi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chernivtsi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chernivtsi.
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