Joszkar-Oła

See also: Joszkar-Ołą

Polish

Widok na rzekę Mała Kokszaga w centrum Joszkar-Oły
A view of the Malaya Kokshaga river in the centre of Yoshkar-Ola

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Йошка́р-Ола́ (Joškár-Olá), from Eastern Mari Йошкар-Ола (Joškar-Ola, “Yoshkar-Ola”), from йошкар (joškar, “red”) and ола (ola, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔʂ.kar ˈɔ.wa/
• Rhymes: -ɔwa
• Syllabification: Josz‧kar‧-O‧ła

Proper noun

Joszkar-Oła f

1. Yoshkar-Ola (the capital and largest city of Mari El, Russia)

   Synonyms: (before 1919) Carewokokszajsk, (between 1919 and 1927) Krasnokokszajsk

Declension

Declension of Joszkar-Oła

	singular
nominative	Joszkar-Oła
genitive	Joszkar-Oły
dative	Joszkar-Ole
accusative	Joszkar-Ołę
instrumental	Joszkar-Ołą
locative	Joszkar-Ole
vocative	Joszkar-Oło

Further reading

• Joszkar-Oła in Polish dictionaries at PWN