Нижний Новгород
Russian
Alternative forms
- Ни́жний (Nížnij) (clipping)
Etymology
Literally, “Lower Novgorod”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]
Proper noun
Ни́жний Но́вгород • (Nížnij Nóvgorod) m inan (genitive Ни́жнего Но́вгорода, relational adjective нижегоро́дский)
- Nizhny Novgorod (an oblast and federal subject of Russia)
- Nizhny Novgorod (the capital city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; the fourth-largest in the country by population)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ни́жний Но́вгород Nížnij Nóvgorod |
| genitive | Ни́жнего Но́вгорода Nížnevo Nóvgoroda |
| dative | Ни́жнему Но́вгороду Nížnemu Nóvgorodu |
| accusative | Ни́жний Но́вгород Nížnij Nóvgorod |
| instrumental | Ни́жним Но́вгородом Nížnim Nóvgorodom |
| prepositional | Ни́жнем Но́вгороде Nížnem Nóvgorode |
Synonyms
Related terms
- нижегоро́дец (nižegoródec), нижегоро́дка (nižegoródka)