Muscovite

See also: muscovite

English

Etymology

1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/
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Noun

Muscovite (plural Muscovites)

An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
(archaic, by extension) A Russian.

Translations

resident of Muscovy

Danish: moskovit (da) c
Finnish: moskoviitti (fi)
Old Ruthenian: москвити́нъ m (moskvitín), моска́ль m (moskálʹ), москви́чъ m (moskvíč); моско́вка f (moskóvka)
Polish: Moskwicin m (archaic, rare)
Romanian: muscal (ro) m
Russian: жи́тель Моско́вии m (žítelʹ Moskóvii), жи́тельница Моско́вии f (žítelʹnica Moskóvii)
Swedish: moskovit (sv) c

resident of Moscow

Belarusian: маскві́ч m (maskvíč), маскві́чка f (maskvíčka)
Bulgarian: московча́нин m (moskovčánin), московча́нка f (moskovčánka)
Catalan: moscovita (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 莫斯科人 (Mòsīkērén)
Czech: Moskvan (cs) m
Danish: moskovit (da) c, moskvabo c
Dutch: Moskoviet (nl) m, Moskouer (nl) m, Moskovitische (nl) f, Moskouse (nl) f
Esperanto: moskvano (man or woman), moskvanino (woman)
Finnish: moskovalainen (fi)
French: Moscovite (fr) m or f
German: Moskauer (de) m, Moskowiter (de) m, Moskauerin (de) f
Greek: Μοσχοβίτης (el) m (Moschovítis), Μοσχοβίτισσα f (Moschovítissa)
Interlingua: moscovita m or f
Italian: moscovita (it) m or f
Japanese: モスクワ人 (Mosukuwa-jin)
Macedonian: моско́вјанец (mk) m (moskóvjanec), моско́вјанин (mk) m (moskóvjanin), моско́вјанка (mk) f (moskóvjanka)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: moskovitt (no) m
Nynorsk: moskovitt m
Polish: moskwianin (pl) m, moskwianka (pl) f
Portuguese: moscovita (pt) m or f
Romanian: moscovit (ro) m, moscovită (ro) f
Russian: москви́ч (ru) m (moskvíč), москви́чка (ru) f (moskvíčka)
Slovak: Moskovčan m, Moskovčanka f
Slovene: moskovčan m, moskovčanka f
Spanish: moscovita (es) m or f
Swedish: Moskvabo (sv) c, moskovit (sv) c (archaic, poetic)
Turkish: Moskovalı
Ukrainian: москви́ч m (moskvýč), москви́чка f (moskvýčka)
Welsh: Mosgofiad m
Yiddish: מאָסקווער‎ m (moskver)

Adjective

Muscovite (not comparable)

Of or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
Russian.

Translations

Relating to Moscow

Belarusian: маско́ўскі m (maskóŭski)
Catalan: moscovita (ca)
Czech: moskevský (cs)
Danish: moskovitisk
Dutch: Moskovitisch (nl), Moskous (nl)
Esperanto: moskva
French: moscovite (fr)
German: moskowitisch, Moskauer (de)
Macedonian: московски (mk) (moskovski)
Polish: moskiewski (pl)
Russian: моско́вский (ru) (moskóvskij)
Swedish: moskovitisk (very archaic)
Turkish: Moskovalı
Ukrainian: моско́вський m (moskóvsʹkyj)
Welsh: Mosgofaidd