мойва

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmojvə]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish maiva.

Noun

мо́йва • (mójva) f anim (genitive мо́йвы, nominative plural мо́йвы, genitive plural мойв)

  1. capelin
Declension

Etymology 2

Corruption of мо́ва (móva), making it similar to etymology 1 above, from Ukrainian and Belarusian мо́ва (móva, language).

Noun

мо́йва • (mójva) f inan (genitive мо́йвы, nominative plural мо́йвы, genitive plural мойв)

  1. (derogatory) the Ukrainian language
  2. (derogatory, rare) the Belarusian language
Declension
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