Moldavia

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪviə

Proper noun

Moldavia

  1. (historical) A former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania.
  2. Moldavia, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova).
    Coordinate term: Wallachia
  3. Nonstandard form of Moldova.
    • 1992, Richard Nixon, “The Former Evil Empire”, in Seize the Moment[1], Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57:
      In Moldavia, a young Leonid Brezhnev orchestrated the postwar subjugation of the newly annexed Romanian territory, ordering thousands of executions and shipping off 30,000 people to Siberian labor camps.

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Albanian

Proper noun

Moldavia

  1. definite nominative singular of Moldavi

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moldabia/ [mol̪.d̪a.β̞i.a]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
  • Hyphenation: Mol‧da‧vi‧a

Proper noun

Moldavia inan

  1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Moldavia (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite
absolutive Moldavia
ergative Moldaviak
dative Moldaviari
genitive Moldaviaren
comitative Moldaviarekin
causative Moldaviarengatik
benefactive Moldaviarentzat
instrumental Moldaviaz
inessive Moldavian
locative Moldaviako
allative Moldaviara
terminative Moldaviaraino
directive Moldaviarantz
destinative Moldaviarako
ablative Moldaviatik
partitive Moldaviarik
prolative Moldaviatzat

Derived terms

  • moldaviar (Moldovan)

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Finnish

Etymology

From German Moldawien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoldɑʋiɑ/, [ˈmo̞ldɑ̝ˌʋiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Mol‧da‧vi‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): Mol‧da‧via

Proper noun

Moldavia

  1. (historical) (historical) Moldavia (a former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania)
  2. (dated) synonym of Moldova: Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

Inflection of Moldavia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Moldavia
genitive Moldavian
partitive Moldaviaa
illative Moldaviaan
singular plural
nominative Moldavia
accusative nom. Moldavia
gen. Moldavian
genitive Moldavian
partitive Moldaviaa
inessive Moldaviassa
elative Moldaviasta
illative Moldaviaan
adessive Moldavialla
ablative Moldavialta
allative Moldavialle
essive Moldaviana
translative Moldaviaksi
abessive Moldaviatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Moldavia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Moldaviani
accusative nom. Moldaviani
gen. Moldaviani
genitive Moldaviani
partitive Moldaviaani
inessive Moldaviassani
elative Moldaviastani
illative Moldaviaani
adessive Moldaviallani
ablative Moldavialtani
allative Moldavialleni
essive Moldavianani
translative Moldaviakseni
abessive Moldaviattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Moldaviasi
accusative nom. Moldaviasi
gen. Moldaviasi
genitive Moldaviasi
partitive Moldaviaasi
inessive Moldaviassasi
elative Moldaviastasi
illative Moldaviaasi
adessive Moldaviallasi
ablative Moldavialtasi
allative Moldaviallesi
essive Moldavianasi
translative Moldaviaksesi
abessive Moldaviattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Moldaviamme
accusative nom. Moldaviamme
gen. Moldaviamme
genitive Moldaviamme
partitive Moldaviaamme
inessive Moldaviassamme
elative Moldaviastamme
illative Moldaviaamme
adessive Moldaviallamme
ablative Moldavialtamme
allative Moldaviallemme
essive Moldavianamme
translative Moldaviaksemme
abessive Moldaviattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Moldavianne
accusative nom. Moldavianne
gen. Moldavianne
genitive Moldavianne
partitive Moldaviaanne
inessive Moldaviassanne
elative Moldaviastanne
illative Moldaviaanne
adessive Moldaviallanne
ablative Moldavialtanne
allative Moldaviallenne
essive Moldaviananne
translative Moldaviaksenne
abessive Moldaviattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Moldaviansa
accusative nom. Moldaviansa
gen. Moldaviansa
genitive Moldaviansa
partitive Moldaviaansa
inessive Moldaviassaan
Moldaviassansa
elative Moldaviastaan
Moldaviastansa
illative Moldaviaansa
adessive Moldaviallaan
Moldaviallansa
ablative Moldavialtaan
Moldavialtansa
allative Moldavialleen
Moldaviallensa
essive Moldavianaan
Moldavianansa
translative Moldaviakseen
Moldaviaksensa
abessive Moldaviattaan
Moldaviattansa
instructive
comitative

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Franco-Provençal

Proper noun

Moldavia f

  1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /molˈda.vja/
  • Rhymes: -avja
  • Hyphenation: Mol‧dà‧via

Proper noun

Moldavia f

  1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)
    Synonym: Moldovia

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Latin

Proper noun

Moldavia f sg (genitive Moldaviae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /molˈdabja/ [mol̪ˈd̪a.β̞ja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -abja
  • Syllabification: Mol‧da‧via

Proper noun

Moldavia f

  1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)

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