мойва

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Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish maiva.

Noun[edit]

мо́йва (mójvaf anim (genitive мо́йвы, nominative plural мо́йвы, genitive plural мойв)

  1. capelin
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Etymology 2[edit]

Corruption of мо́ва (móva), making it similar to etymology 1 above, from Ukrainian and Belarusian мо́ва (móva, language).

Noun[edit]

мо́йва (mójvaf inan (genitive мо́йвы, nominative plural мо́йвы, genitive plural мойв)

  1. (derogatory) the Ukrainian language
  2. (derogatory, rare) the Belarusian language
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