москва
Old Ruthenian
Noun
москва • (moskva) f inan (related adjective московский)
- (collective) Muscovites (inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, predecessors of modern Russians)
Descendants
- Ukrainian: москва (moskva)
See also
- литва (litva)
- русь (rusʹ)
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “москва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 166
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian москва (moskva).
Noun
москва́ • (moskvá) f inan (genitive москви́, uncountable)
- (collective, derogatory) Muscovites, Russians
Declension
Declension of москва́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | москва́ moskvá |
| genitive | москви́ moskvý |
| dative | москві́ moskví |
| accusative | москву́ moskvú |
| instrumental | москво́ю moskvóju |
| locative | москві́ moskví |
| vocative | мо́скво móskvo |
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “москва́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina