город

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic го́родъ (górodŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ. Doublet of град (grad), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun

го́род (górodm inan (genitive го́рода, nominative plural города́, genitive plural городо́в, relational adjective городско́й, diminutive городо́к, pejorative городи́шко)

  1. city, town
    за́ городом / за го́родомgorodom / za górodomoutside the city / out of town / in the countryside
    за́ город / за го́родgorod / za górodto the outside of the city / out of town / to the countryside
  1. downtown

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Buryat: город (gorod)
  • Ossetian: горӕт (goræt)
  • Skolt Sami: gåårad
  • Southern Yukaghir: гоорот (gōrot)
  • Yakut: куорат (kuorat)

Further reading

  • город in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian городъ m (horod), from Old East Slavic го́родъ m (górodŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ m, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas m, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰ-os.

Pronunciation

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Noun

го́род (hórodm inan (genitive го́рода, nominative plural городи́, genitive plural городі́в, relational adjective городськи́й)

  1. (rare) walled town, city, citadel
    Synonyms: (city, town) мі́сто (místo), (citadel) цитаде́ль (cytadélʹ)

Declension

Noun

горо́д (horódm inan (genitive горо́ду, nominative plural горо́ди, genitive plural горо́дів, relational adjective горо́дній, diminutive горо́дик)

  1. vegetable garden

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