Москва
Definitions
- 1.Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
в Москве́
v Moskvé — in Moscow
в Москву́
v Moskvú — to Moscow
из Москвы́
iz Moskvý — from Moscow
- 2.Moskva (a river in Russia)
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.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.
Synonyms & related words
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).
Forms
- Москва́canonical • feminine • inanimate
- Moskváromanization
- Москвы́genitive
- моско́вскийadjective • relational
- МСКalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Москва́ | — |
| Genitive | Москвы́ | — |
| Dative | Москве́, Москвѣ́ | — |
| Accusative | Москву́ | — |
| Instrumental | Москво́й, Москво́ю | — |
| Prepositional | Москве́, Москвѣ́ | — |