Куев

See also: куёв

Russian

Alternative forms

• Ку́ив (Kúiv)

Etymology

Possibly from English Kyiv, the transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), as the Latin letter wye (y) looks like the Cyrillic letter u (у).

Alternatively from similarity with the vulgar word ху́ев (xújev), if not influenced by both.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈku(j)ɪf]

Proper noun

Ку́ев • (Kújev) m inan (genitive Ку́ева, relational adjective ку́евский)

1. (derogatory, politics) Kyiv (capital city of Ukraine)

   Synonym: (standard) Ки́ев (Kíjev)

2. (derogatory, politics, metonymically) the Ukrainian government.

Declension

Declension of Ку́ев (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Ку́ев Kújev
genitive	Ку́ева Kújeva
dative	Ку́еву Kújevu
accusative	Ку́ев Kújev
instrumental	Ку́евом Kújevom
prepositional	Ку́еве Kújeve