Editing Chernobyl (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Chernobyl (11383710145).jpg|thumb|right|Chernobyl welcome sign]]
The city's name is the same as one of the [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] names for ''[[Artemisia vulgaris]]'', [[mugwort]] or common [[Artemisia absinthium|wormwood]]: {{Langx|uk|чорнобиль|chornóbyl'|label=none}} (or more commonly {{Lang|uk|полин звичайний}} {{transliteration|uk|polýn zvycháynyy}}, 'common artemisia').<ref name=melnychuk>Etymology from O. S. Melnychuk, ed. (1982–2012), ''Etymolohichnyi slovnyk ukraïnsʹkoï movy'' (Etymological dictionary of the Ukrainian language) v 7, Kyiv: Naukova Dumka.</ref> The name is inherited from {{proto|slavic|čьrnobylъ}} or {{proto|slavic|čьrnobyl}}, a compound of {{proto|slavic|čьrnъ|black}} + {{proto|slavic|bylь|grass}}, the parts related to {{Langx|uk|чорний|chórnyy|black|links=no}} and {{Lang|uk|било}} {{transliteration|uk|byló}}, 'stalk', so named in distinction to the lighter-stemmed wormwood ''[[Artemisia absinthium|A. absinthium]]''.<ref name=melnychuk />

The name in languages used nearby is:
* {{langx|uk|Чорнобиль|Chornobyl′}}, {{IPA|uk|tʃorˈnɔbɪlʲ|pron|uk-чорнобиль.ogg}}
* {{langx|be|Чарнобыль|Čarnobyĺ}}, {{IPA|be|t͡ʂarˈnɔbɨlʲ|pron}}
* {{Langx|ru|Черно́быль|Chernobyl′}}, {{IPA|ru|tɕɪrˈnobɨlʲ|pron}}.

The name in languages formerly used in the area is:
* {{langx|pl|Czarnobyl}}, {{IPA|pl|tʂarˈnɔbɨl|pron}}
* {{langx|yi|טשערנאָבל|Tshernobl}}, {{IPA|yi|tʃɛrˈnɔbl̩|pron}}.
In English, the Russian-derived spelling ''Chernobyl'' has been commonly used, but some style guides recommend the spelling ''Chornobyl'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Guardian and Observer style guide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-c |date=2021-04-30 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=The Guardian and Observer style guide |language=en |quote='''Chornobyl''' not Chernobyl, for the site of the nuclear disaster in Ukraine}}</ref> or the use of romanized Ukrainian names for Ukrainian places generally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ABC Style Guide |url=https://about.abc.net.au/abc-editorial/the-abc-style-guide/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=About the ABC |quote=Use Ukrainian romanisations for place names from that country}}</ref>