Волга
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɔɫɡa]
Proper noun
Волга • (Volga) f (related adjective волшки)
- Volga (a major river in Russia, the longest river in Europe)
Russian
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Slavic *vьlga and related to во́лглый (vólglyj, “damp, humid”), вла́га (vlága).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [ˈvoɫɡə]
Proper noun
Во́лга • (Vólga) f inan (genitive Во́лги, nominative plural Во́лги, genitive plural Волг, related adjective во́лжский)
- Volga (a major river in Russia, the longest river in Europe)
- Volga (mid-size Russian automobile often used as a taxi)
Declension
Declension of Во́лга (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Во́лга Vólga | Во́лги Vólgi |
genitive | Во́лги Vólgi | Во́лг Vólg |
dative | Во́лге Vólge | Во́лгам Vólgam |
accusative | Во́лгу Vólgu | Во́лги Vólgi |
instrumental | Во́лгой, Во́лгою Vólgoj, Vólgoju | Во́лгами Vólgami |
prepositional | Во́лге Vólge | Во́лгах Vólgax |
Pre-reform declension of Во́лга (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | |
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nominative | Во́лга Vólga |
genitive | Во́лги Vólgi |
dative | Во́лгѣ Vólgě |
accusative | Во́лгу Vólgu |
instrumental | Во́лгой, Во́лгою Vólgoj, Vólgoju |
prepositional | Во́лгѣ Vólgě |
Related terms
- волжа́нин (volžánin), волжа́нка (volžánka)
- Пово́лжье (Povólžʹje)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “Волга”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Blažek, Václav (2021), “Volha — řeka sedmi jmen [Volga — the river of seven names]”, in Linguistica Brunensia, volume 69, issue 1, 7 Volga, page 17
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋôːlɡa/
- Hyphenation: Вол‧га
Proper noun
Во̑лга f (Latin spelling Vȏlga)
- Volga (a major river in Russia)
Declension
Declension of Волга
singular | |
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nominative | Волга |
genitive | Волге |
dative | Волги |
accusative | Волгу |
vocative | Волго |
locative | Волги |
instrumental | Волгом |