Волга
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɔɫɡa]
Russian
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Slavic *vьlga and related to во́лглый (vólglyj, “damp, humid”), вла́га (vlága).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvoɫɡə]
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Proper noun
Во́лга • (Vólga) f inan (genitive Во́лги, nominative plural Во́лги, genitive plural Волг, relational adjective во́лжский)
- Volga (a major river in Russia, the longest river in Europe)
- Volga (mid-size Russian automobile often used as a taxi)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Related terms
- волжа́нин (volžánin), волжа́нка (volžánka)
- во́лжский (vólžskij)
- Пово́лжье (Povólžʹje)
- Волгогра́д (Volgográd)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Волга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Blažek, Václav (2021) “Volha — řeka sedmi jmen [Volga — the river of seven names]”, in Linguistica Brunensia, volume 69, number 1, 7 Volga, page 17
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋôːlɡa/
- Hyphenation: Вол‧га
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