Snagov

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Snagov.

Proper noun

Snagov

  1. A commune of Ilfov County, Romania.
  2. A lake in Romania.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Снаговъ (Snagovŭ), from Снага (Snaga, “personal name”) +‎ -овъ (-ovŭ, possessive suffix), from снага (snaga, “strength”), from Proto-Slavic *snaga (“strength”) + *-ovъ (possessive suffix).

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Proper noun

Snagov

  1. Snagov (a lake in Romania)
  2. Snagov (a commune of Ilfov County, Romania)
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