Камчатка
Russian
Etymology
Named after the Kamchadal, an indigenous people inhabiting the Siberian peninsula. The ethnonym is derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐmˈt͡ɕatkə]
Proper noun
Камча́тка • (Kamčátka) f inan (genitive Камча́тки, nominative plural Камча́тки, genitive plural Камча́ток, relational adjective камча́тский, demonym камча́тец)
- Kamchatka (a long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk)
- Kamchatka (a krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East)
- (with the) Kamchatka (a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia)
Declension
Declension of Камча́тка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Камча́тка Kamčátka |
Камча́тки Kamčátki |
| genitive | Камча́тки Kamčátki |
Камча́ток Kamčátok |
| dative | Камча́тке Kamčátke |
Камча́ткам Kamčátkam |
| accusative | Камча́тку Kamčátku |
Камча́тки Kamčátki |
| instrumental | Камча́ткой, Камча́ткою Kamčátkoj, Kamčátkoju |
Камча́тками Kamčátkami |
| prepositional | Камча́тке Kamčátke |
Камча́тках Kamčátkax |
Derived terms
- Петропа́вловск-Камча́тский m (Petropávlovsk-Kamčátskij)
Related terms
- камчада́л m anim (kamčadál)
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “Kamchatka”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.