Москва

See also: Масква

Abkhaz

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskʼva)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
2. Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈskva]

Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f (related adjective моско́вски)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Inflection

Declension of Москва́

	singular
indefinite	Москва́ Moskvá
definite	—
vocative form	Мо́скво Móskvo

Derived terms

• московча́нин (moskovčánin), московча́нка (moskovčánka)

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Dungan

Etymology

From Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

Noun

Москва • (Moskva)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
2. Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

Usage notes

• This Dungan word is a borrowed word and has no corresponding Chinese character.

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Kyrgyz

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

Proper noun

Москва • (Mosqva)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

   Synonym: Мөскөө (Mösqöö)

2. Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

   Synonym: Мөскөө (Mösqöö)

Declension

Declension of Москва (sg-only)

	singular (жекелик)
nominative (атооч)	Москва Mosqva
genitive (илик)	Москванын Mosqvanın
dative (барыш)	Москвага Mosqvağa
accusative (табыш)	Москваны Mosqvanı
locative (жатыш)	Москвада Mosqvada
ablative (чыгыш)	Москвадан Mosqvadan
	possessive forms
	first-person singular (менин)
nominative	Москвам Mosqvam
genitive	Москвамдын Mosqvamdın
dative	Москвама Mosqvama
accusative	Москвамды Mosqvamdı
locative	Москвамда Mosqvamda
ablative	Москвамдан Mosqvamdan
	second-person singular informal (сенин)
nominative	Москваң Mosqvaŋ
genitive	Москваңдын Mosqvaŋdın
dative	Москваңа Mosqvaŋa
accusative	Москваңды Mosqvaŋdı
locative	Москваңда Mosqvaŋda
ablative	Москваңдан Mosqvaŋdan
	second-person singular formal (сиздин)
nominative	Москваңыз Mosqvaŋız
genitive	Москваңыздын Mosqvaŋızdın
dative	Москваңызга Mosqvaŋızğa
accusative	Москваңызды Mosqvaŋızdı
locative	Москваңызда Mosqvaŋızda
ablative	Москваңыздан Mosqvaŋızdan

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔskva]

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) f (related adjective московски)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Derived terms

• московјанец/московјанин m (moskovjanec/moskovjanin), московјанка f (moskovjanka)
• московски (moskovski)

References

• “Москва”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 300

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Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔskʰw̜a/
• Syllabification: Моск‧ва (2 syllables)

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
2. Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

Declension

Declension of Москва́ (proper а-harmonic regular borr) 

attributive	Москва́ Moskvá
	singular / indefinite
nominative	Москва́ Moskvá
genitive	Москва́гийн Moskvágiyn
accusative	Москва́г Moskvág
dative-locative	Москва́д Moskvád
ablative	Москва́гаас Moskvágaas
instrumental	Москва́гаар Moskvágaar
comitative	Москва́тай Moskvátay
privative	Москва́гүй Moskvágüy
directive	Москва́ руу Moskvá ruu

Reflexive possessive forms 

	singular / indefinite
nominative	Москва́гаа Moskvágaa
genitive	Москва́гийнхаа Moskvágiynhaa
accusative	Москва́гаа Moskvágaa
dative-locative	Москва́даа Moskvádaa
ablative	Москва́гаасаа Moskvágaasaa
instrumental	Москва́гаараа Moskvágaaraa
comitative	Москва́тайгаа Moskvátaygaa
privative	Москва́гүйгээ Moskvágüygee
directive	Москва́ руугаа Moskvá ruugaa

independent genitive	singular / indefinite
singular possession	Москва́гийнх Moskvágiynh
collective possession	Москва́гийнхан Moskvágiynhan

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Old Ruthenian

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) f inan (adjective московский)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
2. Moskva (a river in Russia)
3. (collective) Alternative letter-case form of москва (moskva, “Muscovites”)

See also

• Литва (Litva), литва (litva)
• Русь (Rusʹ), русь (rusʹ)

Further reading

• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “москва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 166

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic *Москꙑ (*Mosky), 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 (májjati, “to sink”), Latin mergō (“to dive”).. It is a doublet of Моско́вия (Moskóvija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐskˈva]

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): [mʌskˈva] (Leningrad)
• IPA^(key): [maskˈva] (Yuri Levitan, 1941)

Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f inan (genitive Москвы́, related adjective моско́вский)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

   Synonyms: Белока́менная (Belokámennaja), Златогла́вая (Zlatoglávaja), Первопресто́льная (Pervoprestólʹnaja), (abbreviation) М. (M.), (abbreviation) М (M)

   • 1926—1927, Andrei Platonov, Эфирный тракт:

     Москва́ просну́лась и завизжа́ла трамва́ями. … Ле́тнее со́лнце ликова́ло над полнокро́вной землёй, и взо́рам двух люде́й предста́ла но́вая Москва́ ― чуде́сный го́род могу́щественной культу́ры, упря́мого труда́ и у́много сча́стья.

     Moskvá prosnúlasʹ i zavizžála tramvájami. … Létneje sólnce likoválo nad polnokróvnoj zemljój, i vzóram dvux ljudéj predstála nóvaja Moskvá ― čudésnyj górod mogúščestvennoj kulʹtúry, uprjámovo trudá i úmnovo sčástʹja.

     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 (a river in Russia)

   Synonym: Москва́-река́ (Moskvá-reká)

   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 never 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

Derived terms

• москви́ч m (moskvíč), москви́чка f (moskvíčka, noun)
• москови́т m (moskovít, noun)
• Моско́вия (Moskóvija)
• Замоскворе́чье n (Zamoskvoréčʹje)
• Подмоско́вье n (Podmoskóvʹje, noun)
• подмоско́вный (podmoskóvnyj, adjective)
• (offensive) моска́ль (moskálʹ, noun)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: Moskova
• → Kyrgyz: Москва (Mosqva)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Moskva

See also

• Росси́я f (Rossíja)

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Rusyn

Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Мо̏сква f (Latin spelling Mȍskva)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Declension

Declension of Москва

	singular
nominative	Москва
genitive	Москве
dative	Москви
accusative	Москву
vocative	Москво
locative	Москви
instrumental	Москвом

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Tajik

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)

1. Alternative form of Маскав (Maskav)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔskˈʋa]

• Audio

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Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f inan (genitive Москви́, uncountable, related adjective моско́вський)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

   у/в Москві́ ― u/v Moskví ― in Moscow

   у/в Москву́, до Москви́ ― u/v Moskvú, do Moskvý ― to Moscow

   з Москви́ ― z Moskvý ― from Moscow

Declension

Declension of Москва́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-b)

	singular
nominative	Москва́ Moskvá
genitive	Москви́ Moskvý
dative	Москві́ Moskví
accusative	Москву́ Moskvú
instrumental	Москво́ю Moskvóju
locative	Москві́ Moskví
vocative	Москво́ Moskvó

Derived terms

• москви́ч (moskvýč), москви́чка (moskvýčka)

References

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