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Moldova
Moldova
See also: Moldovā
Coat of arms of Moldova
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Moldova
- A country in Europe, situated between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east, north and south. Official name: Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Republica Moldova).
- A region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova
Related terms
Translations
country
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References
- ↑ Ștefan Pascu, Documente străine despre români, ed. Arhivelor statului, București 1992, ISBN 973-95711-2-3
See also
- Appendix:Place names in Moldova
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
Estonian
Proper noun
Moldova
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- Moldaavia
Derived terms
Finnish
Proper noun
Moldova
Declension
| Inflection of Moldova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Moldova | — | |
| genitive | Moldovan | — | |
| partitive | Moldovaa | — | |
| illative | Moldovaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Moldova | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Moldova | — |
| gen. | Moldovan | ||
| genitive | Moldovan | — | |
| partitive | Moldovaa | — | |
| inessive | Moldovassa | — | |
| elative | Moldovasta | — | |
| illative | Moldovaan | — | |
| adessive | Moldovalla | — | |
| ablative | Moldovalta | — | |
| allative | Moldovalle | — | |
| essive | Moldovana | — | |
| translative | Moldovaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Moldovatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- moldovalainen
Latvian
Moldova (Eiropā)
Moldovas karogs
Etymology
Borrowing from Romanian Moldova, from the name of the Moldova river. The origin of this word is unclear. The suffix -ova is probably of Slavic origin. The stem may come from Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda, “dust, mud”) (compare the river Mulde in Germany, and also Moldau, the German name of the Czech river Vltava). Or it may be related to Romanian molid (“spruce”), though the loss of the i in this word is difficult to explain.
A folk etymology, mentioned by Dimitrie Cantemir, derives it from Molda, the name of Price Dragoș's dog who drowned in the Moldova River during a hunt for aurochs, prompting the prince to name the river after him.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moldova f (4th declension)
- Moldova (country in Eastern Europe, with Chișinău as its capital)
- Moldovas karogs ― the flag of Moldova
- Moldovas prezidents ― the president of Moldova
- Moldova atrodas starp Rumāniju un Ukrainu ― Moldova is located between Romania and Ukraine
Declension
Declension of Moldova (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Moldova | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Moldovu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Moldovas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Moldovai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Moldovu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Moldovā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Moldova | — |
Synonyms
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Republica Moldova
Proper noun
Moldova
Related terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
- Молдова (post-1940s Cyrillic form)
Etymology
Possibly ultimately from Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda, “dust, mud”); compare the river Mulde in Germany and Moldau, the German name of the river Vltava, which may be of related origin. A folk etymology, according to Dimitrie Cantemir, derives it from the name of the Moldova River, which was supposedly named by Prince Dragoș after his hound, Molda, who drowned in it while attempting to hunt an aurochs. Other attempts have been made to link it to molid (“spruce”), but the phonetic transition seems uncertain. The suffix -ova seems to be of Slavic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mol.do.va]
Proper noun
Moldova f
Declension
declension of Moldova (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) Moldovă | Moldova |
| genitive/dative | (unei) Moldove | Moldovei |
| vocative | Moldovă, Moldovo | |
Synonyms
- (country): Republica Moldova
Derived terms
See also
- limba moldovenească