English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chișinău.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɪʃɪˈnaʊ/
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Proper noun
Chișinău
- A municipality, the capital city of Moldova.
Translations
capital city and a municipality of Moldova
- Afrikaans: Kisjinau
- Albanian: Kishinau
- Amharic: ኪሺንው (kišinw)
- Arabic: كِيشِينَاو f (kišināw), كِيشِينِيف f (kīšīnīf)
- Armenian: Քիշնեւ (Kʻišnew)
- Asturian: Quixináu
- Azerbaijani: Kişinyov
- Belarusian: Кішынёў m (Kišynjóŭ)
- Bengali: কিশিনাউ (kiśinau)
- Bulgarian: Кишине́в m (Kišinév), Кишине́у (Kišinéu)
- Burmese: ချီဆီနောမြို့ (hkyihcinau:mrui.)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 基希訥烏 / 基希讷乌 (gei1 hei1 nat6 wu1)
- Mandarin: 基希訥烏 / 基希讷乌 (zh) (Jīxīnèwū)
- Czech: Kišiněv (cs) m
- Danish: Chișinău n
- Dutch: Chisinau n
- Esperanto: Kiŝinevo (eo)
- Estonian: Chișinău (et), Kišinjov (dated)
- Farefare: Kisinau
- Finnish: Chișinău (fi); Chisinau (simplified); Kishinev (dated)
- French: Chișinău (fr) m, Chisinau (fr) m, Kichinev (fr) f
- Gagauz: Kişinöv
- Georgian: კიშინიოვი (ka) (ḳišiniovi)
- German: Kischinau (de) n, Chișinău (de) n
- Greek: Κισινάου (el) n (Kisináou)
- Hebrew: קִישִׁינֶב f
- Hindi: चिसिनाऊ m (cisināū)
- Hungarian: Chișinău (hu)
- Icelandic: Kisínev
- Indonesian: Chișinău
- Irish: Císineá f
- Italian: Chisinau, Chișinău
- Japanese: キシナウ (ja) (Kishinau), キシニョフ (Kishinyofu)
- Kazakh: Кишинев (Kişinev), Кишинёв (Kişinev)
- Khmer: ជីស៊ីណូ (km) (ciisiinou)
- Korean: 키시너우 (ko) (Kisineou), 키시뇨프 (Kisinyopeu)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: Chișinău
- Kyrgyz: Кишинёв (Kişinyov)
- Lao: ຊີຊືເນົາ (sī sư̄ nao)
- Latvian: Kišiņeva f
- Lithuanian: Kišiniovas m
- Macedonian: Киши́нев m (Kišínev)
- Malay: Chișinău
- Maltese: Ċisinaw
- Marathi: किशिनाऊ n (kiśināū)
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: Кишинёв (Kišinjov)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Chișinău (no)
- Pashto: کیشیناو
- Persian: کیشینف (kišinef), کیشیناو (kišinâv)
- Polish: Kiszyniów (pl) m
- Portuguese: Quixinau (pt)
- Romanian: Chișinău (ro) n
- Cyrillic: Кишинэу n (Chișinău)
- Russian: Кишинёв (ru) m (Kišinjóv)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Кишињев m
- Roman: Kišinjev m
- Slovak: Kišiňov m
- Slovene: Kišinjev m
- Spanish: Chisinau m
- Swedish: Chișinău (sv) n, Kishinev n, Kisjinjov n
- Tagalog: Chișinău
- Tajik: Кишинёв (Kišinyov)
- Tamil: கிசினோவ் (kiciṉōv)
- Tatar: Кишенәү (Kişenäw)
- Thai: คีชีเนา (kii-chii-nao)
- Turkish: Kişinev (tr)
- Turkmen: Kişinýow
- Ukrainian: Кишині́в (uk) m (Kyšynív)
- Urdu: کیشیناو m (kiśināū)
- Uyghur: كىشىنېۋ (kishinëw)
- Uzbek: Kishinyov
- Vietnamese: Ki-si-nhốp, Ki-si-nô
- Yiddish: קעשענעוו n (keshenev)
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Estonian
Etymology
From Romanian Chișinău.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiʃinøu/, [ˈkiʃiˌnøu]
- Rhymes: -øu
- Hyphenation: Chi‧și‧nău
Proper noun
Chișinău (genitive Chișinău, partitive Chișinăud)
- Chișinău (a municipality, the capital city of Moldova)
Declension
| Declension of Chișinău (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinău
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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| gen.
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Chișinău
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| genitive
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăud
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăusse
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăus
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăust
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăule
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăul
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăult
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăuks
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—
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| terminative
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Chișinăuni
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăuna
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăuta
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—
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| comitative
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Chișinăuga
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—
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Synonyms
- Kišinjov (dated, Russicism)
References
Finnish
Etymology
From Romanian Chișinău.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiʃinɑu̯/, [ˈk̟iʃinɑ̝u̯]
- Rhymes: -iʃinɑu
Proper noun
Chișinău
- Chișinău (capital city of Moldova)
Usage notes
- When the correct special characters are not available, the simplified spelling Chisinau is used.
Declension
| Inflection of Chișinău (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Chișinău
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—
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| genitive
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Chișinăun
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăuta
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhun
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinău
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Chișinău
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—
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| gen.
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Chișinăun
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| genitive
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Chișinăun
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăuta
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăussa
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăusta
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhun
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăulla
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăulta
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăulle
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăuna
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăuksi
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăutta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinăuni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Chișinăuni
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—
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| gen.
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Chișinăuni
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| genitive
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Chișinăuni
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăutani
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăussani
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăustani
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhuni
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăullani
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăultani
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăulleni
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăunani
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăukseni
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăuttani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinăusi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Chișinăusi
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—
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| gen.
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Chișinăusi
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| genitive
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Chișinăusi
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăutasi
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăussasi
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăustasi
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhusi
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăullasi
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăultasi
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăullesi
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăunasi
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăuksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăuttasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinăumme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Chișinăumme
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—
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| gen.
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Chișinăumme
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| genitive
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Chișinăumme
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăutamme
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăussamme
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăustamme
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhumme
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăullamme
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăultamme
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăullemme
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăunamme
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăuksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăuttamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinăunne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Chișinăunne
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—
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| gen.
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Chișinăunne
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| genitive
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Chișinăunne
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăutanne
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăussanne
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăustanne
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhunne
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăullanne
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăultanne
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăullenne
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăunanne
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăuksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăuttanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Chișinăunsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Chișinăunsa
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—
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| gen.
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Chișinăunsa
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| genitive
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Chișinăunsa
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—
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| partitive
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Chișinăutaan
Chișinăutansa
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—
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| inessive
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Chișinăussaan
Chișinăussansa
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—
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| elative
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Chișinăustaan
Chișinăustansa
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—
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| illative
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Chișinăuhunsa
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—
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| adessive
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Chișinăullaan
Chișinăullansa
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—
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| ablative
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Chișinăultaan
Chișinăultansa
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—
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| allative
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Chișinăulleen
Chișinăullensa
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—
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| essive
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Chișinăunaan
Chișinăunansa
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—
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| translative
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Chișinăukseen
Chișinăuksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Chișinăuttaan
Chișinăuttansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Synonyms
Portuguese
Proper noun
Chișinău ?
- alternative form of Quixinau
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chișinău n (definite nominative/accusative Chișinăul, definite genitive/dative Chișinăului)
- Chișinău (a municipality, the capital city of Moldova)
Declension
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Declension of Chișinău
| singular only
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indefinite
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definite
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| nominative-accusative
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Chișinău
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Chișinăul
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| genitive-dative
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Chișinău
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Chișinăului
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| vocative
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Chișinăule
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References
- ^ Lajos Kiss (Q1111850). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (’An Etymological Dictionary of Geographical Names / Toponyms’). Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1980. →ISBN, entry: Kisinyov.