Moldova

• Moldava, Moldavia, Moldovia

Unclear; see Romanian Moldova for theories.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒlˈdəʊ.və/, /ˈmɒl.də.və/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɔlˈdoʊ.və/

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Moldova

1. A country in Europe, situated between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east, north and south. Official name: Republic of Moldova.
2. A region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova.

   Synonyms: Moldavia, Romanian Moldavia, Western Moldavia

• Moldavian, Moldovian
• Moldovan
• Moldavian SSR

• Appendix:Place names in Moldova
• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

Moldova

1. Moldova

Moldova ?

1. Moldova (country)

Moldova

1. Moldova

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• Moldaavia

• moldovlane

Moldova

1. Moldova

• Moldavia

• moldovalainen

Moldova f

1. Moldova

• IPA^(key): /molˈdova/

Moldova

1. Moldova

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Borrowed from Romanian Moldova, from the name of the Moldova river. The origin of this word is unclear.

Moldova f (4th declension)

1. Moldova (country in Eastern Europe, with Chișinău as its capital)

   Moldovas karogs ― the flag of Moldova

   Moldovas prezidents ― the president of Moldova

   Moldova atrodas starp Rumāniju un Ukrainu ― Moldova is located between Romania and Ukraine

• Moldāvija
• Moldovas Republika

• moldāvs, moldāvietis, moldāviete
• moldāvisks
• moldāvu valoda, moldāviešu valoda

Il-Moldova f

1. Moldova

• Il-Moldovja

Moldova

1. (Jersey) Moldavia

Moldova

1. Moldova, or Moldavia

• moldover
• moldovsk

Moldova

1. Moldova, or Moldavia

• moldovar
• moldovsk

• Молдова (post-1930s Cyrillic form)

Of unclear origin. The suffix -ova is probably of Slavic origin. Theories about the first element:

• It is possibly ultimately from Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda, “dust, mud”) (possibly Moldavia); compare the river Mulde in Germany and Moldau, the German name of the river Vltava, which may be of related origin.
• Alternatively, it may be related to Romanian molid (“spruce”), though the loss of the i in this word is difficult to explain.
• A folk etymology, according to Dimitrie Cantemir, says the name of the Moldova River comes from Prince Dragoș, after his hound Molda, who drowned in it while attempting to hunt an aurochs.
• The Romanian people may have called themselves "Moldoveni" or "Munteni" (literally "of the mountains") so Moldova may alternatively derive from a Thraco-Illyrian language, from *mol (“mountain”) + *dava (“town”).[1]

See Name of Moldova for more theories.

• IPA^(key): [mol.do.va]

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Moldova f

1. Moldova (a river in Romania)
2. Moldova (a country in Europe)
3. Moldova (a region of Romania)

• (country): Republica Moldova

• moldovean

• limba moldovenească