Аршава

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Rebracketing of the phrase в Варша́ву (v Varšávu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Арша́ва (Aršávaf inan (genitive Арша́вы)

  1. (obsolete) Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)
    Synonym: Варша́ва (Varšáva)

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Варшава”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress