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Moskva.

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɔskʋa//mɔskˈʋa/literary/ˈmʊskʋa//mʊskˈʋa/
  1. Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

  2. Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá, “Moscow”), from Old East Slavic Москꙑ (Mosky, “Moscow”), originally referring to the river, probably from Proto-Slavic *mosky. The pronunciation with [ɔ] instead of expected [ʊ] is rather learned.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.