Волга

Russian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *vьlga and related to волглый (volglyj, “damp, humid”), вла́га (vlága).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvolɡə]

Proper noun

Во́лга • (Vólga) f inan (genitive Во́лги, nominative plural Во́лги, genitive plural Волг)

  1. Volga River
  2. Volga (mid-size Russian automobile often used as a taxi)

Declension

Declension of Во́лга (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
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
Pre-reform declension of Во́лга (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Во́лга
Vólga
genitive Во́лги
Vólgi
dative Во́лгѣ
Vólgě
accusative Во́лгу
Vólgu
instrumental Во́лгой, Во́лгою
Vólgoj, Vólgoju
prepositional Во́лгѣ
Vólgě

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “Волга”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋôːlɡa/
  • Hyphenation: Вол‧га

Proper noun

Во̑лга f (Latin spelling Vȏlga)

  1. Volga (river)

Declension

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