мова

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мълва (mŭlva), from Proto-Slavic *mъlva; cognate with Old Church Slavonic млъва (mlŭva, speech), Russian молва́ (molvá), Czech mluva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmova]
  • (file)

Noun

мо́ва (móva) f inan (genitive мо́вы, nominative plural мо́вы, genitive plural моў, related adjective мо́ўны)

  1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)
    белару́ская мо́ваbjelarúskaja móvathe Belarusian language; Belarusian

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References

  • мова” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From early мо́лва with labiovelarization -olv- > -oŭv- > -ov-, inherited from Old East Slavic мъ́лва (mŭ́lva), from Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *múlˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥wH-eh₂, from *mlewH-.[1][2][3][4]

Noun

мо́ва (móva) f inan (related adjective мо́вный)

  1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)
    Synonym: ѧзы́къ
  2. speech, conversation
  3. word
  4. voice
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mlewH-‎ (0 c, 4 e)
  • мовеный
  • мовенье n
  • мовити
  • мовитисѧ
  • мовленый
  • мовленье n
  • мовловство
  • мовлꙗти
  • мовно
  • мовность
  • мовный
  • мовца f
  • мовꙗти
  • мовѧчїй
  • мовѧщїй

Descendants

  • Belarusian: мо́ва (móva); малва́ (malvá) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: мо́ва (móva)
  • Russian: мо́ва (móva) (dialectal)

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), *mъlva”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 225: “ст.-бел. молва
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), мова”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 491
  3. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982), мо́ва”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume 2 (Д – Ь), issue 12–22, Ottawa: Ukr. Mohylo-Mazepian Acad. of Sci. & Ukr. Lang. Assoc., →LCCN, page 826: “MUk. молва́ (XVII c.), мова (XVII c.)”
  4. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), мова”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 61

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

From Ukrainian and Belarusian мо́ва (móva). Doublet of молва́ (molvá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmovə]
  • (file)

Noun

мо́ва (móva) f inan (genitive мо́вы, nominative plural мо́вы, genitive plural мов)

  1. (often derogatory, Ukraine) the Ukrainian language
  2. (often derogatory, Belarus) the Belarusian language

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мълва (mŭlva), from Proto-Slavic *mъlva; cognate with Old Church Slavonic млъва (mlŭva, speech), Russian молва́ (molvá), Czech mluva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔʋɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

мо́ва (móva) f inan (genitive мо́ви, nominative plural мо́ви, genitive plural мов, related adjective мо́вний)

  1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)
    • 1955, Панас Мирний, V, 314:
      Найбі́льше і найдоро́жче добро́ в ко́жного наро́ду — це його́ мо́ва.
      Najbílʹše i najdoróžče dobró v kóžnoho naródu — ce johó móva.
      The greatest and most valuable good in every nation — is its language.
  2. (grammar) speech

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