Meanings
alternative Sivash
- A network of lagoons forming a western arm of the Sea of Azov, connected therewith by the Henichesk Strait through the Arabat Spit, and otherwise bound by Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast to the north, by the Isthmus of Perekop to the west, and by the Crimea to the south.
Synonyms: Putrid Sea, Rotten Sea
- A former village in Pervomaiskyi miskrada, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1777, annexed to the city of Pervomaiskyi (now Zlatopil) in July 1994.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA network of lagoons forming a western arm of the Sea of Azov, connected therewith by the Henichesk Strait through the Arabat Spit, and otherwise bound by Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast to the north, by the Isthmus of Perekop to the west, and by the Crimea to the south.
Origin
- Crimean TatarSıvaş
- ru,ukСива́ш
- EnglishSyvash
From the Russian and Ukrainian Сива́ш (Syváš) and their source, the Crimean Tatar Sıvaş (literally “dirt”).
More words from ru,uk, Crimean Tatar
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Σᾰπρᾱ́
- Σᾰπρᾱ́ (Săprā́)western arm of the Sea of Azov
Chinese Mandarin 錫瓦什 /锡瓦什
- 錫瓦什 /锡瓦什 (Xīwǎshén)former village in Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Esperanto Sivaŝ
- Sivaŝrural settlement in Henichesk, Henichesk, Kherson, Ukraine
German Sywasch
- Sywaschrural settlement in Henichesk, Henichesk, Kherson, Ukraine
Japanese 腐海, ふかい
- 腐海western arm of the Sea of Azov
- ふかい (Fukai)western arm of the Sea of Azov
Latin Bucēs
- Bucēswestern arm of the Sea of Azov
Russian Сива́ш, Сива́ш
- Сива́ш (Siváš)western arm of the Sea of Azov
- Сива́ш (Siváš)former village in Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Сива́ш (Siváš)rural settlement in Henichesk, Henichesk, Kherson, Ukraine
Ukrainian Сива́ш, Сива́ш
- Сива́ш (Syváš)western arm of the Sea of Azov
- Сива́ш (Syváš)former village in Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Сива́ш (Syváš)rural settlement in Henichesk, Henichesk, Kherson, Ukraine
Cite this entry
Syvash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syvash
“Syvash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syvash. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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