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Москва

Москва

Abkhaz

Proper noun

Москва • ‎(Moskva)

  1. Moscow

Bulgarian

Proper noun

Москва • ‎(Moskva) f

  1. Moscow

Kyrgyz

Proper noun

Москва • ‎(Moskva)

  1. Moscow

Macedonian

Proper noun

Москва • ‎(Móskva) f

  1. Moscow

Mongolian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑskˈvɑ/

Proper noun

Москва • ‎(Moskva)

  1. Moscow

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Москъвь/Московь ‎(Moskŭvĭ/Moskovĭ), originally referring to the river, probably from Proto-Slavic *mosky of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Czech moskva ‎(“raw bread”), Slovak mozga ‎(“puddle”), Polish Mozgawa, and more distantly Lithuanian mazgóti ‎(“to wash, rinse”), Sanskrit मज्जति ‎(majjati, “to sink”), Latin mergō ‎(“to dive”). May be connected to Finnish Masku.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐskˈva]

Proper noun

Москва́ • ‎(Moskvá) f inan ‎(genitive Москвы́)

  1. Moscow (capital of Russia)
    • 1926-1927, Andrei Platonov, Эфирный тракт:
      Москва проснулась и завизжала трамваями. … Летнее солнце ликовало над полнокровной землёй, и взорам двух людей предстала новая Москва ― чудесный город могущественной культуры, упрямого труда и умного счастья.
      Moscow awakened and screamed with trams. … The summer sun rejoiced over the full-blooded land, and two men appeared before the gaze of a new Moscow ― a wonderful city of powerful culture, stubborn labor and intelligent happiness.
    в Москве́‎ ― v Moskvé ― in Moscow
    в Москву́‎ ― v Moskvú ― to Moscow
    из Москвы́‎ ― iz Moskvý ― from Moscow
  2. Moskva (river)
    Москва́ впада́ет в Оку́ у го́рода Коло́мна.‎ ― Moskvá vpadájet v Okú u góroda Kolómna. ― The Moskva flows into the Oka River near the town of Kolomna.
  3. the government of the Russian Federation
    Москва́ так и не отве́тила на тре́бования Вашингто́на.‎ ― Moskvá tak i ne otvétila na trébovanija Vašingtóna. ― Moscow has not responded to Washington's demands.

Declension

Declension of Москва́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative Москва́
Moskvá
genitive Москвы́
Moskvý
dative Москве́
Moskvé
accusative Москву́
Moskvú
instrumental Москво́й, Москво́ю
Moskvój, Moskvóju
prepositional Москве́
Moskvé
Pre-reform declension of Москва́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative Москва́
Moskvá
genitive Москвы́
Moskvý
dative Москвѣ́
Moskvě́
accusative Москву́
Moskvú
instrumental Москво́й, Москво́ю
Moskvój, Moskvóju
prepositional Москвѣ́
Moskvě́

Abbreviations

  • М. f ‎(M.), М f ‎(M)

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • (Moscow): белокаменная ‎(belokamennaja), златоглавая ‎(zlatoglavaja), первопрестольная ‎(pervoprestolʹnaja)
  • (Moskva): Москва́-река́ ‎(Moskvá-reká)

References

  1. ↑ Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “Москва”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /môskʋa/
  • Hyphenation: Мос‧ква

Proper noun

Мо̏сква f ‎(Latin spelling Mȍskva)

  1. Moscow (capital of Russia)

Declension

Ukrainian

Proper noun

Москва́ • ‎(Moskvá) f ‎(genitive Москви́)

  1. Moscow

Declension

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