Volga

See also: volga

English

Volga at Ulyanovsk

GAZ Volga

Etymology

From Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoʊlɡə/, /ˈvɒlɡə/, /ˈvɑːlɡə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

the Volga

2. A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

Derived terms

• Povolgia
• Volga Federal District
• Volga pikeperch
• Volga zander

Translations

longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea

• Arabic: فُولْغَا f (fūlḡā)
• Armenian: Վոլգա (Volga)
• Azerbaijani:

  Arabic: عديل, آطل

  Latin: Edil, Volqa (az)

• Bashkir: Иҙел (İźel)
• Belarusian: Во́лга f (Vólha)
• Bulgarian: Во́лга f (Vólga)
• Buryat: Эжэл (Ežel)

  Old Buryat: ᠢᠵᠢᠯ (iǰil)

• Catalan: Volga m
• Chagatai: اتيل (ätîl), ايديل (edîl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伏爾加河 / 伏尔加河 (zh) (Fú'ěrjiā hé), 佛兒格河 / 佛儿格河 (Fó'érgé hé) (historically)

• Chuvash: Атӑл (At̬ăl)
• Czech: Volha (cs) f
• Danish: Volga (da)
• Dutch: Wolga
• Erzya: Рав (Rav)
• Esperanto: Volgo
• Estonian: Volga (et)
• Faroese: Volga f
• Finnish: Volga (fi)
• Georgian: ვოლგა (volga)
• German: Wolga (de) f
• Greek: Βόλγας (el) m (Vólgas)
• Hebrew: וולגה
• Hindi: वोल्गा (volgā)
• Hungarian: Volga (hu)
• Icelandic: Volga f
• Irish: Eitil f
• Japanese: ボルガ川 (Boruga-gawá)
• Kalmyk: Иҗл (Ijl)
• Kazakh: Еділ (Edıl)
• Korean: 볼가 강 (Bolga gang)
• Kumyk: Эдил (Edil)
• Kyrgyz: Эдил (Edil)
• Latin: Rha m
• Macedonian: Волга f (Volga)
• Manchu: ᡶᠣᠯᡤᡝ (folge), ᡝᠵᡳᠯ (ejil)
• Manx: Yn Volga f
• Marathi: वोल्गा f (volgā)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: Юл (JUl)

• Moksha: Рава (Rava)
• Mongolian: Ижил мөрөн (Ižil mörön), Ижил (Ižil)
• Nogai: Эдил (Édil)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Volga

  Nynorsk: Volga

• Old Church Slavonic: Вльга f (Vlĭga)
• Persian: ولگا (fa) (volgâ), آتل (fa) (âtel), اتل (fa) (etel), اتیل (fa) (etil), ایتیل (itil), ایتل (itel), ادیل (adil), عدیل (fa) (adil)
• Polish: Wołga (pl) f
• Portuguese: Volga m
• Romanian: Volga f
• Russian: Во́лга (ru) f (Vólga)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Во̑лга f

  Latin: Vȏlga (sh) f

• Slovak: Volga f
• Slovene: Volga (sl) f
• Spanish: Volga m
• Swedish: Volga
• Tatar: Идел (İdel)
• Turkish: İdil (tr), Volga (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: اتیل (âtîl), اتل (âtil)

• Udmurt: Волга (Volga)
• Ukrainian: Во́лга f (Vólha)

Noun

Volga (plural Volgas)

1. (automotive) Any of several automobiles of the same brand manufactured by GAZ in the Soviet Union and Russia.

Anagrams

• Golva, galvo

Catalan

Proper noun

Volga m

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Estonian

Proper noun

Volga

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Faroese

Etymology

From Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlka/
• Rhymes: -ɔlka

Proper noun

Volga f

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Volga
accusative	Volgu
dative	Volgu
genitive	Volgu

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋolɡɑ/, [ˈʋo̞lɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Vol‧ga
• Hyphenation^(key): Vol‧ga

Proper noun

Volga

1. (uncountable) Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)
2. (countable) Volga (automobile)

Declension

Inflection of Volga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Volga	Volgat
genitive		Volgan	Volgien
partitive		Volgaa	Volgia
illative		Volgaan	Volgiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Volga	Volgat
accusative	nom.	Volga	Volgat
	gen.	Volgan
genitive		Volgan	Volgien Volgain rare
partitive		Volgaa	Volgia
inessive		Volgassa	Volgissa
elative		Volgasta	Volgista
illative		Volgaan	Volgiin
adessive		Volgalla	Volgilla
ablative		Volgalta	Volgilta
allative		Volgalle	Volgille
essive		Volgana	Volgina
translative		Volgaksi	Volgiksi
abessive		Volgatta	Volgitta
instructive		—	Volgin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Volga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Volgani Volgani accusative nom. Volgani Volgani gen. Volgani genitive Volgani Volgieni Volgaini rare partitive Volgaani Volgiani inessive Volgassani Volgissani elative Volgastani Volgistani illative Volgaani Volgiini adessive Volgallani Volgillani ablative Volgaltani Volgiltani allative Volgalleni Volgilleni essive Volganani Volginani translative Volgakseni Volgikseni abessive Volgattani Volgittani instructive — — comitative — Volgineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Volgasi Volgasi accusative nom. Volgasi Volgasi gen. Volgasi genitive Volgasi Volgiesi Volgaisi rare partitive Volgaasi Volgiasi inessive Volgassasi Volgissasi elative Volgastasi Volgistasi illative Volgaasi Volgiisi adessive Volgallasi Volgillasi ablative Volgaltasi Volgiltasi allative Volgallesi Volgillesi essive Volganasi Volginasi translative Volgaksesi Volgiksesi abessive Volgattasi Volgittasi instructive — — comitative — Volginesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Volgamme Volgamme accusative nom. Volgamme Volgamme gen. Volgamme genitive Volgamme Volgiemme Volgaimme rare partitive Volgaamme Volgiamme inessive Volgassamme Volgissamme elative Volgastamme Volgistamme illative Volgaamme Volgiimme adessive Volgallamme Volgillamme ablative Volgaltamme Volgiltamme allative Volgallemme Volgillemme essive Volganamme Volginamme translative Volgaksemme Volgiksemme abessive Volgattamme Volgittamme instructive — — comitative — Volginemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Volganne Volganne accusative nom. Volganne Volganne gen. Volganne genitive Volganne Volgienne Volgainne rare partitive Volgaanne Volgianne inessive Volgassanne Volgissanne elative Volgastanne Volgistanne illative Volgaanne Volgiinne adessive Volgallanne Volgillanne ablative Volgaltanne Volgiltanne allative Volgallenne Volgillenne essive Volgananne Volginanne translative Volgaksenne Volgiksenne abessive Volgattanne Volgittanne instructive — — comitative — Volginenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Volgansa Volgansa accusative nom. Volgansa Volgansa gen. Volgansa genitive Volgansa Volgiensa Volgainsa rare partitive Volgaansa Volgiaan Volgiansa inessive Volgassaan Volgassansa Volgissaan Volgissansa elative Volgastaan Volgastansa Volgistaan Volgistansa illative Volgaansa Volgiinsa adessive Volgallaan Volgallansa Volgillaan Volgillansa ablative Volgaltaan Volgaltansa Volgiltaan Volgiltansa allative Volgalleen Volgallensa Volgilleen Volgillensa essive Volganaan Volganansa Volginaan Volginansa translative Volgakseen Volgaksensa Volgikseen Volgiksensa abessive Volgattaan Volgattansa Volgittaan Volgittansa instructive — — comitative — Volgineen Volginensa

Derived terms

• volgalainen
• Volgan mutka
• volgansieni
• volgansuomalainen

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlka/
• Rhymes: -ɔlka
• Homophone: volga

Proper noun

Volga f (proper noun, genitive singular Volgu)

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Declension

Declension of Volga (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Volga
accusative	Volgu
dative	Volgu
genitive	Volgu

Italian

Etymology

From Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɡa
• Hyphenation: Vòl‧ga

Proper noun

Volga m

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Anagrams

• valgo

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Volga

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Volga

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.ɡa/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.ɡa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈvɔɫ.ɣɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈvɔɫ.ɣɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈbɔɫ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: Vol‧ga

Proper noun

Volga m

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôːlɡa/
• Hyphenation: Vol‧ga

Proper noun

Vȏlga f (Cyrillic spelling Во̑лга)

1. Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

Declension

Declension of Volga

	singular
nominative	Volga
genitive	Volge
dative	Volgi
accusative	Volgu
vocative	Volgo
locative	Volgi
instrumental	Volgom