Курилы
Russian
Etymology
One theory suggests that the islands' name was ultimately from Ainu クㇽ (“a person”).
Russian folk etymology claims that this name was also from курить (kuritʹ), which means "to smoke", referring to smoke produced by the volcanoes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʊˈrʲiɫɨ]
Proper noun
Кури́лы • (Kuríly) m inan pl (genitive Кури́л, plural only, relational adjective кури́льский)
- Kuril Islands, Kurils (an archipelago of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, some of which are claimed by Japan)
- Synonym: Кури́льские острова́ (Kurílʹskije ostrová)
Declension
Declension of Кури́лы (inan pl-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Кури́лы Kuríly |
| genitive | Кури́л△ Kuríl△ |
| dative | Кури́лам Kurílam |
| accusative | Кури́лы Kuríly |
| instrumental | Кури́лами Kurílami |
| prepositional | Кури́лах Kurílax |
△ Irregular.
Synonyms
- кури́лец (kurílec) (an inhabitant or indigenous person from the Kuril Islands; historical, an Ainu person)
Descendants
- → English: Kuril Islands