Чувашия
See also: чуващия
Russian
Alternative forms
- Чува́шія (Čuvášija) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Named after the чӑваш, a Turkic tribe. The name could be from Proto-Turkic *yabaĺč (“quiet, peaceful, slow”) (compare modern Turkish yavaş), or related to Old Turkic 𐱃𐰉𐰍𐰲 (Tabγač), a Turkic name for a Xianbei clan in inner China, the Tuoba.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊˈvaʂɨjə]
Proper noun
Чува́шия • (Čuvášija) f inan (genitive Чува́шии, related adjective чува́шский)
Declension
Declension of Чува́шия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Чува́шия Čuvášija |
| genitive | Чува́шии Čuvášii |
| dative | Чува́шии Čuvášii |
| accusative | Чува́шию Čuvášiju |
| instrumental | Чува́шией, Чува́шиею Čuvášijej, Čuvášijeju |
| prepositional | Чува́шии Čuvášii |
Related terms
- чува́ш (čuváš), чува́шка (čuváška)
- чува́шский (čuvášskij)
References
- Clauson, Gerard (2002) Studies in Turkic and Mongolic Linguistics, 2nd edition, London: RoutledgeCurzon, →ISBN, page 23
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