Москва

See also: москва and 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)

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈskva]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -va

Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f (relational 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)

Carpathian Rusyn

Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f

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

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.

Karaim

Etymology

From Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)

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

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “Москва”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) (Arabic spelling موسكۋا)

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

   Synonym: Мөскөө (Mösköö)

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

   Synonym: Мөскөө (Mösköö)

Declension

Declension of Москва (sg-only)

singular (жекелик)
possession → case ↓	—	first-person singular (менин)	second-person singular informal (сенин)	second-person singular formal (сиздин)	third-person singular/plural (анын/алардын)	first-person plural (биздин)	second-person plural informal (силердин)	second-person plural formal (сиздердин)
nominative (атооч)	Москва Moskva	Москвам Moskvam	Москваң Moskvaŋ	Москваңыз Moskvaŋız	Москвасы Moskvası	Москвабыз Moskvabız	Москваңар Moskvaŋar	Москваңыздар Moskvaŋızdar
genitive (илик)	Москванын Moskvanın	Москвамдын Moskvamdın	Москваңдын Moskvaŋdın	Москваңыздын Moskvaŋızdın	Москвасынын Moskvasının	Москвабыздын Moskvabızdın	Москваңардын Moskvaŋardın	Москваңыздардын Moskvaŋızdardın
dative (барыш)	Москвага Moskvaga	Москвама Moskvama	Москваңа Moskvaŋa	Москваңызга Moskvaŋızga	Москвасына Moskvasına	Москвабызга Moskvabızga	Москваңарга Moskvaŋarga	Москваңыздарга Moskvaŋızdarga
accusative (табыш)	Москваны Moskvanı	Москвамды Moskvamdı	Москваңды Moskvaŋdı	Москваңызды Moskvaŋızdı	Москвасыны Moskvasını	Москвабызды Moskvabızdı	Москваңарды Moskvaŋardı	Москваңыздарды Moskvaŋızdardı
locative (жатыш)	Москвада Moskvada	Москвамда Moskvamda	Москваңда Moskvaŋda	Москваңызда Moskvaŋızda	Москвасында Moskvasında	Москвабызда Moskvabızda	Москваңарда Moskvaŋarda	Москваңыздарда Moskvaŋızdarda
ablative (чыгыш)	Москвадан Moskvadan	Москвамдан Moskvamdan	Москваңдан Moskvaŋdan	Москваңыздан Moskvaŋızdan	Москвасынан Moskvasınan	Москвабыздан Moskvabızdan	Москваңардан Moskvaŋardan	Москваңыздардан Moskvaŋızdardan

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔskva]

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva) f (relational 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]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 300

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠮᠣᠰᠺᠸᠠ (moskwa)	Москва (Moskva)

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 Moskvágiin accusative Москва́г Moskvág dative-locative Москва́д Moskvád ablative Москва́гаас Moskvágaas instrumental Москва́гаар Moskvágaar comitative Москва́тай Moskvátaj privative Москва́гүй Moskvágüj directive Москва́ руу Moskvá ruu Reflexive possessive forms  singular / indefinite nominative Москва́гаа Moskvágaa genitive Москва́гийнхаа Moskvágiinxaa accusative Москва́гаа Moskvágaa dative-locative Москва́даа Moskvádaa ablative Москва́гаасаа Moskvágaasaa instrumental Москва́гаараа Moskvágaaraa comitative Москва́тайгаа Moskvátajgaa privative Москва́гүйгээ Moskvágüjgee directive Москва́ руугаа Moskvá ruugaa independent genitive singular / indefinite singular possession Москва́гийнх Moskvágiinx collective possession Москва́гийнхан Moskvágiinxan

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), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 166

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian Москва (Moskva), from Old East Slavic *Москꙑ (*Mosky).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔskva]
• Rhymes: -ɔskva
• Hyphenation: Мос‧ква

Proper noun

Москва (Moskva) f (relational adjective московски)

1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
2. (metonymic) the Russian government

   Synonym: Кремль (Kremlʹ)

Declension

Declension of Москва (Moskva)

	singular	plural
nominative	Москва (Moskva)	—
genitive	Москви (Moskvi)	—
dative	Москви (Moskvi)	—
accusative	Москву (Moskvu)	—
instrumental	Москву (Moskvu)	—
locative	Москви (Moskvi)	—
vocative	Москво (Moskvo)	—

Related terms

nouns

• Москаль m pers (Moskalʹ)
• Московян m pers (Moskovjan)
• Московянка f (Moskovjanka)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “Москва”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 840

Russian

Alternative forms

• МСК (MSK) (abbreviation)

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”). Doublet of Моско́вия (Moskóvija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐskˈva]

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Proper noun

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

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

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

   в Москве́ ― v Moskvé ― in Moscow

   в Москву́ ― v Moskvú ― to Moscow

   из Москвы́ ― iz Moskvý ― from Moscow

   • 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.

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. (metonymic) 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

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

Descendants

• → Armenian: Մոսկվա (Moskva)
• → Azerbaijani: Moskva
• → Belarusian: Масква (Maskva)
• → Czech: Moskva
  • Czech: moskva (“rye bread”) (uncommon)
• → Dungan: Москва (Moskva)
• → Greek: Μόσχα (Móscha)
• → Hebrew: מוסקבה (moskvá)
• → Hungarian: Moszkva
• → Ingrian: Moskova
• → Italian: Mosca
• → Japanese: モスクワ (Mosukuwa)
• → Karaim: Москва (Moskva)
• → Korean: 모스크바 (moseukeuba)
• → Kyrgyz: Москва (Moskva)
• → Latvian: Maskava
• → Lithuanian: Maskva
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Moskva
• → Polish: Moskwa
• → Romanian: Moscova
• → Slovak: Moskva
• → Vietnamese: Mát-xcơ-va
• → Yiddish: מאָסקווע (moskve)

See also

• Росси́я f (Rossíja)

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

Tajik

Proper noun

Москва • (Moskva)

1. alternative form of Маскав (Maskav)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔskˈʋa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Москва́ • (Moskvá) f inan (genitive Москви́, uncountable, relational 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

2. (colloqual) Russia

   Compare Московія

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)