Ладога
Russian
Крепость в Старой Ладоге
Etymology
From Old East Slavic Ладога (Ladoga), through liquid metathesis from Finnish *aaldokas (“billowy, wavy”) (modern Finnish aallokas), from aalto (“wave”). The lake is known for storms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈladəɡə]
Proper noun
Ла́дога • (Ládoga) f inan (genitive Ла́доги, nominative plural Ла́доги, genitive plural Ла́дог)
- Ladoga (Lake Ladoga in Russia, near St. Petersburg)
- Staraya Ladoga, a Russian village and ancient Russian town
Declension
Declension of Ла́дога (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ла́дога Ládoga |
Ла́доги Ládogi |
| genitive | Ла́доги Ládogi |
Ла́дог Ládog |
| dative | Ла́доге Ládoge |
Ла́догам Ládogam |
| accusative | Ла́догу Ládogu |
Ла́доги Ládogi |
| instrumental | Ла́догой, Ла́догою Ládogoj, Ládogoju |
Ла́догами Ládogami |
| prepositional | Ла́доге Ládoge |
Ла́догах Ládogax |
Synonyms
- Ла́дожское о́зеро (Ládožskoje ózero)
- Ста́рая Ла́дога (Stáraja Ládoga)
Related terms
- ла́дожский (ládožskij)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “Ладога”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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