Muscovite
Muscovite · Muscovites
московит, москаль, московитка, москвич
житель Московии, жительница Московии, москвич, москвичка
Moskauer, Moskowiter, Moskauerin
An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or MoscowAn inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
/ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/
» His wife is a Muscovite.
Жена у него москвичка.
Meaning
2 sensesAn inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
Moskauer, Moskowiter, Moskauerin
жи́тель Моско́вииžítelʹ Moskóvii, жи́тельница Моско́вииžítelʹnica Moskóvii, москви́чmoskvíč
москови́тmoskovýt, моска́льmoskálʹ, московиткаmoskovytka
a resident of Moscow
(archaic, broadly)A Russian.
Examples
3 sentencesHis wife is a Muscovite.
ruЖена у него москвичка.
Her husband is a Muscovite.
ruМуж у неё москвич.
I'm a Muscovite.
ruЯ москвич.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
resident of Muscovy:
resident of Moscow:
Русский
By meaning 2
resident of Muscovy:
resident of Moscow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
resident of Moscow:
Origin
1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Mos1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.
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Forms
plural: Muscovites| Singular | Muscovite |
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