Двина

Russian

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *dvina from Proto-Indo-European *dʰweynā, from *dʰew- (“to flow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dvʲɪˈna]
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Proper noun

Двина́ • (Dviná) f (genitive Двины́)

  1. Daugava (a river in Russia, Belarus and Latvia)
    Synonyms: За́падная Двина́ (Západnaja Dviná), Дауга́ва (Daugáva)
  2. Northern Dvina (a river in Russia)
    Synonym: Се́верная Двина́ (Sévernaja Dviná)

Declension
Declension of Двина́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative Двина́
Dviná		 Двины́
Dviný
genitive Двины́
Dviný		 Дви́н
Dvín
dative Двине́
Dviné		 Двина́м
Dvinám
accusative Двину́
Dvinú		 Двины́
Dviný
instrumental Двино́й, Двино́ю
Dvinój, Dvinóju		 Двина́ми
Dvinámi
prepositional Двине́
Dviné		 Двина́х
Dvináx

References
  • Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Двина”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
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