Moldova

English

Alternative forms

• Moldava, Moldavia, Moldovia

Etymology

Unclear; see Romanian Moldova for theories.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒlˈdəʊ.və/, /ˈmɒl.də.və/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɔlˈdoʊ.və/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /mɑlˈdoʊ.və/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊvə
• Hyphenation: Mol‧do‧va

Proper noun

Moldova

2. A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Moldova. Capital and largest city: Chișinău.
4. A region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova.

   Synonyms: Moldavia, Romanian Moldavia, Western Moldavia

6. A river in Romania.

Related terms

• Moldavian, Moldovian
• Moldovan
• Moldavian SSR

Translations

See also

• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

Further reading

• Moldova on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Moldova (river) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Acehnese

Acehnese Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^ace

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Asturian

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^ast

Proper noun

Moldova ?

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Estonian

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^et

Etymology

From Romanian Moldova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmold̥ovɑ/,
• Rhymes: -oldovɑ
• Hyphenation: Mol‧do‧va

Proper noun

Moldova (genitive Moldova, partitive Moldovat)

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

Synonyms

• Moldaavia

Derived terms

References

• Moldova in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

From Romanian Moldova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoldo(ː)ʋɑ/,
• Rhymes: -oldoʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Mol‧do‧va

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

Synonyms

• Moldavia

Derived terms

• moldovalainen

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopan maat; Alankomaat, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaidžan, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegovina, Bulgaria, Espanja, Georgia, Irlanti, Islanti, Iso-Britannia, Italia, Itävalta, Kazakstan, Kreikka, Kroatia, Kypros, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Liettua, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norja, Pohjois-Makedonia, Portugali, Puola, Ranska, Romania, Ruotsi, Saksa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suomi, Sveitsi, Tanska, Tšekki, Turkki, Ukraina, Unkari, Valko-Venäjä, Vatikaani, Venäjä, Viro ^{(Category: fi:Countries in Europe)}

Gagauz

Gagauz Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^gag

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)
   • 2021 October 21, “TİKA Başkan Yardımcısı Dr. Mahmut ÇEVİK: Ukrayna hem Moldova gagauzlarına yapılan proektları konuştuk”, in Ana Sözü‎:

     Nicä bildirdi TİKA Başkan Yardımcısı Dr. Mahmut ÇEVİK, buluşmak zamanında Ukrayna hem Moldova gagauzlarına cümne, kultura hem başka uurlarda Türk İşbirlii hem Koordinaţiya Agenstvosunun (TİKA) tarafından yapılacek hem yapılması lääzım olan proektların kolaylıkları konuşuldu.

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Galician

Proper noun

Moldova f

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Hungarian

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^hu

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Moldova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: Mol‧do‧va
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: Moldovai Köztársaság)

   Synonym: Moldávia

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Ido

Ido Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^io

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /molˈdova/

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Latvian

 Moldova on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Moldova, from the name of the Moldova river. The origin of this word is unclear.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Riga)

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Proper noun

Moldova f (4th declension)

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

   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

Synonyms

• Moldāvija
• Moldovas Republika

Related terms

• moldāvs, moldāvietis, moldāviete
• moldāvisks
• moldāvu valoda, moldāviešu valoda

Maltese

Maltese Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^mt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔlˈdɔː.va/

Proper noun

Il-Moldova f

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

   Synonym: Il-Moldovja

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Moldova

1. (Jersey) Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^nb

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Related terms

• moldover
• moldovsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Related terms

• moldovar
• moldovsk

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Moldova.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Moldova f

1. Synonym of Moldávia: Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: (formal) República da Moldova)

Romanian

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^ro

Alternative forms

• Молдова (Moldova) — post-1930s Cyrillic form

Etymology

Of unclear origin. The suffix -ova is probably of Slavic origin. Theories about the first element:

• It is possibly ultimately from Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda, “dust, mud”) (possibly Moldavia); compare the river Mulde in Germany and Moldau, the German name of the river Vltava, which may be of related origin.
• Alternatively, it may be related to Romanian molid (“spruce”), though the loss of the i in this word is difficult to explain.
• A folk etymology, according to Dimitrie Cantemir, says the name of the Moldova River comes from Prince Dragoș, after his hound Molda, who drowned in it while attempting to hunt an aurochs.
• The Romanian people may have called themselves "Moldoveni" or "Munteni" (literally "of the mountains") so Moldova may alternatively derive from a Thracian-Illyrian language, from *mol (“mountain”) + *dava (“town”).

For more theories see Name of Moldova on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

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Proper noun

Moldova f

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: Republica Moldova)
2. Moldova (a river in Romania)
3. Moldova, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova)

Declension

Derived terms

• moldovean

References

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^sw

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Proper noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Uzbek

Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:

Moldova

Wikipedia ^uz

Noun

Moldova

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension