город
/[ˈɡorət]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.city, town
за́ городом / за го́родом
zá gorodom / za górodom — outside the city / out of town / in the countryside
за́ город / за го́род
zá gorod / za górod — to the outside of the city / out of town / to the countryside
- 2.colloquiala bigger part of a city, including downtown and inner city areas; as opposite to suburbs and outskirts
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- городско́й
- горожа́нин
- горожа́нка
- городово́й
- городни́чий
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic го́родъ (górodŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ. Doublet of град (grad), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Forms
- го́родcanonical • inanimate • masculine
- górodromanization
- го́родаgenitive
- городско́йadjective • relational
- городо́кdiminutive
- городи́щеaugmentative
- городи́шкоpejorative
- го́родъalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | го́род | города́ |
| Genitive | го́рода | городо́в |
| Dative | го́роду | города́м |
| Accusative | го́род | города́ |
| Instrumental | го́родом | города́ми |
| Prepositional | го́роде | города́х |
| Locative | городу́ | — |
Nominative
Singular
го́род
Plural
города́
Genitive
Singular
го́рода
Plural
городо́в
Dative
Singular
го́роду
Plural
города́м
Accusative
Singular
го́род
Plural
города́
Instrumental
Singular
го́родом
Plural
города́ми
Prepositional
Singular
го́роде
Plural
города́х
Locative
Singular
городу́
Plural
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