Chisinau

See also: Chișinău

English

Proper noun

Chisinau

1. Alternative spelling of Chișinău.
   • 1999, Moldova--poverty Assessment, World Bank Publications, →ISBN, page 12:

     Moreover, in the case of Moldova, Chisinau has been the sole engine of growth (in 1997, Chisinau grew by around 10 percent, fueled by a construction boom, while Moldova overall had just a 1.3 percent growth).

   • 2005, Takako Ueta; Eric Remacle, Japan and Enlarged Europe: Partners in Global Governance, Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 79:

     In addition, a consensus has not been reached over the legal status of Transnistria, and the authority of the Moldovan government in Chisinau has not yet been extended over the Transnistrian territory.

   • 2005, Paul Hare; Judy Batt, Reconstituting the Market, Routledge, →ISBN, page 359:

     In August, strikes broke out in the large factories of Chisinau and Transnistria, most of whose workforce was Russian, in protest at the language law.

Finnish

Etymology

Simplified from the Romanian spelling Chișinău.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiʃinɑu/, [ˈkiʃiˌnɑu]

Proper noun

Chisinau

1. Chișinău (capital city of Moldova)

Usage notes

• This simplified spelling may be used when correct special characters are not available.

Declension

Declension of Chisinau (type maa) singular plural nominative Chisinau – genitive Chisinaun – partitive Chisinauta – accusative Chisinau Chisinaun – inessive Chisinaussa – elative Chisinausta – illative Chisinauhun – adessive Chisinaulla – ablative Chisinaulta – allative Chisinaulle – essive Chisinauna – translative Chisinauksi – instructive – – abessive Chisinautta – comitative – –

French

Alternative forms

• Chișinău

Proper noun

Chisinau m or f

1. Chișinău (the capital city of Moldova)

   Synonym: Kichinev

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chisinau

1. Chișinău (the capital city of Moldova)

   Synonyms: Quixinau, Quichinau

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Chisináu

Proper noun

Chisinau m

1. Chisinau (the capital city and municipality of Moldova)