Гаага

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Dutch Den Haag, shortening of 's-Gravenhage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈaɡə]

Proper noun

Гаа́га • (Gaága) f inan (genitive Гаа́ги, relational adjective гаа́гский)

1. The Hague (a city and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)
2. (metonymically) The International Criminal Court, located in the Hague

   Гаага ждёт.

   Gaaga ždjot.

   The Hague is waiting.

Declension

Declension of Гаа́га (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Гаа́га Gaága
genitive	Гаа́ги Gaági
dative	Гаа́ге Gaáge
accusative	Гаа́гу Gaágu
instrumental	Гаа́гой, Гаа́гою Gaágoj, Gaágoju
prepositional	Гаа́ге Gaáge

Pre-reform declension of Гаа́га (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Гаа́га Gaága
genitive	Гаа́ги Gaági
dative	Гаа́гѣ Gaágě
accusative	Гаа́гу Gaágu
instrumental	Гаа́гой, Гаа́гою Gaágoj, Gaágoju
prepositional	Гаа́гѣ Gaágě

Related terms

• гаа́гец m (gaágec)
• гаа́гский (gaágskij)

See also

• Амстерда́м (Amstɛrdám, Amsterdám)
• Голла́ндия (Gollándija)
• Нидерла́нды (Niderlándy)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦɐˈaɦɐ]

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Proper noun

Гаа́га • (Haáha) f inan (genitive Гаа́ги, uncountable, relational adjective гаа́зький)

1. The Hague (the capital city of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Гаа́га (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Гаа́га Haáha
genitive	Гаа́ги Haáhy
dative	Гаа́зі Haázi
accusative	Гаа́гу Haáhu
instrumental	Гаа́гою Haáhoju
locative	Гаа́зі Haázi
vocative	Гаа́го Haáho

Further reading

• “Гаага”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)