город

Russian

Alternative forms

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, whence English yard. Cognate with Dutch gaard, gaarde. Doublet of град (grad), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡorət]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. city, town
  2. downtown

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Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. (rare) walled town, city, citadel

Declension

Noun

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

  1. vegetable garden

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