Moldau

Moldau

German

Moldau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔldaʊ̯/

Etymology 1

Cognate to Moldova (the Moldova River), which see.

Proper noun

die Moldau f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Moldau)

1. Moldova (a river in Romania)

Declension

Declension of Moldau [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Moldau
genitive	der	Moldau
dative	der	Moldau
accusative	die	Moldau

Proper noun

Moldau n (proper noun, genitive Moldaus or (optionally with an article) Moldau)

1. (officialese, Germany, Austria) Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

   Synonyms: (usual name) Moldawien, (full officialese form) Republik Moldau, (Switzerland officialese) Moldova

   • 2020 November 2, “Moldaus Präsident Dodon verliert ersten Wahlgang”, in Spiegel‎:

     Das unter anderem für den Weinanbau bekannte Land Moldau liegt zwischen der Ukraine und Rumänien im politischen Spannungsfeld zwischen Russland und der EU.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. Western Moldavia (a historical region in northeast Romania)
3. Moldava (a municipality and village in the Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic)
4. Moldava nad Bodvou (a town and municipality of the Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia); in full in German, Moldau an der Bodwa

Declension

Declension of Moldau [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Moldau
genitive	des	Moldaus, Moldau1
dative	dem	Moldau
accusative	das	Moldau

¹Optionally with an article.

Etymology 2

Cognate to Vltava, which see.

Proper noun

die Moldau f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Moldau)

1. Vltava (a major river in the Czech Republic)

Declension

Declension of Moldau [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Moldau
genitive	der	Moldau
dative	der	Moldau
accusative	die	Moldau

Derived terms

• Moldavit

Further reading

• Moldau on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de