город

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gardas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos, from base Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose, to grasp”), either directly or possibly via Proto-Germanic *gardaz. Cognate with Dutch gaard, gaarde. Doublet of град (grad), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡorət]
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Noun

го́род • (górod) m inan (genitive го́рода, nominative plural города́, genitive plural городо́в)

  1. city, town
  2. downtown

Declension

Declension of го́род (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 
singular plural
nominative го́род
górod		 города́△
gorodá△
genitive го́рода
góroda		 городо́в
gorodóv
dative го́роду
górodu		 города́м
gorodám
accusative го́род
górod		 города́△
gorodá△
instrumental го́родом
górodom		 города́ми
gorodámi
prepositional го́роде
górode		 города́х
gorodáx

△ Irregular.

Derived terms

See also

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

го́род • (hórod) m inan (genitive го́рода, nominative plural городи́)

  1. (rare) walled town, city, citadel

Declension

Noun

горо́д • (horód) m inan (genitive горо́ди, nominative plural горо́ди)

  1. vegetable garden

Declension

References

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