Moskwa

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Moskwa f (proper noun, genitive Moskwa)

  1. Moskva (river)

Further reading


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá), from Old East Slavic Москꙑ (Mosky), originally referring to the river, probably from Proto-Slavic *mosky of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔs.kfa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔskfa
  • Syllabification: Mos‧kwa

Proper noun

Moskwa f

  1. Moscow (an oblast of Russia)
  2. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
  3. Russia
  4. (dated) Russians
    Moskwa swoję fortecę w kącie lasu właśnie ufortyfikowali, ze dwu stron las mając, a z trzeciéj błoto…
    Russians just fortified their fortress at the forest's angle, so that they had forest on two sides and swamps on the third…

Declension

Further reading

  • Moskwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Moskwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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