город

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Contents 1 Russian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 2 Ukrainian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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Old Church Slavonic градъ (gradъ) from Proto-Indo-European *gharto-, from base Proto-Indo-European *gher- (“‘to enclose, to grasp’”), either directly or possibly via Proto-Germanic *garda. Cognate with English yard, garden, gird, Danish gård, Norwegian gard, German Garten, Romanian gard and Albanian gardh.

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город (górod) m.

1. town
2. city
3. downtown

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• городок
• городской
• горожанин
• гражданин
• согражданин

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• град

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From Old Church Slavonic градъ (gradъ) < Proto-Slavic *gõrdъ < Proto-Indo-European *ghordh-, *gherdh- (“‘to enclose’”).

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город (hórod) m.

1. Walled town, city, citadel.
2. Garden.