город

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos, *ǵʰortós, from base Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to enclose, to grasp”), either directly or possibly via Proto-Germanic *gardaz. Cognate with English yard, garden, gird, Danish gård, Norwegian gard, German Garten, Romanian gard and Albanian gardh.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈgorət/

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Noun

город • (górod) m

1. city, town
2. downtown

Declension

    declension of город

	singular	plural
nominative	го́род	города́
genitive	го́рода	городо́в
dative	го́роду	города́м
accusative	го́род	города́
instrumental	го́родом	города́ми
prepositional	го́роде	города́х

Derived terms

• городовой
• городок
• городничий
• городской
• горожанин

See also

• град (grád)

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos, *ǵʰortós, from *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

город • (hórod) m

1. walled town, city, citadel
2. garden