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)

Камчатка
  1. Kamchatka (a large peninsula and region of Russia)

Declension

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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “Kamchatka”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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