кремль

See also: кремљ and Кремль

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кремль (kremlĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kremľь, probably related to Proto-Slavic *kroma (“edge”) (referring to the fortifications).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [krʲemlʲ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

кремль • (kremlʹ) m inan (genitive кремля́, nominative plural кремли́, genitive plural кремле́й)

  1. kremlin (a central fortress in medieval Russian cities)
  2. (capitalized) The Kremlin (in Moscow)

Declension
Declension of кремль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative кре́мль
krémlʹ		 кремли́
kremlí
genitive кремля́
kremljá		 кремле́й
kremléj
dative кремлю́
kremljú		 кремля́м
kremljám
accusative кре́мль
krémlʹ		 кремли́
kremlí
instrumental кремлём
kremljóm		 кремля́ми
kremljámi
prepositional кремле́
kremlé		 кремля́х
kremljáx

Descendants
  • English: Kremlin

Further reading
  • кремль in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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