мова

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Alternative forms

• mowa, mova — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian мо́ва (móva), from Old East Slavic мъ́лва (mŭ́lva). from Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva. Doublet of малва́ (malvá). Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian мо́ва (móva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmova]

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• Rhymes: -ova
• Hyphenation: мо‧ва

Noun

мо́ва • (móva) f inan (genitive мо́вы, nominative plural мо́вы, genitive plural моў, relational adjective мо́ўны)

1. language (a set of generally accepted sound and lexical-grammatical means for expressing thoughts and establishing communication between people)

   белару́ская мо́ва ― bjelarúskaja móva ― the Belarusian language

2. language (a set of lexical, grammatical and other means of expressing thoughts and style)

   газетная мова ― hazjetnaja móva ― newspaper language

3. pronunciation (the way of pronouncing words, the manner of speaking)
4. speech (speaking ability)
5. language (something that conveys a certain thought and serves as a means of communication)

   Народы ўсяго свету павінны гаварыць паміж сабой не на мове гармат, а на мове мастацтва.

   Naródy ŭsjahó svjetu pavinny havarycʹ pamiž sabój nje na móvje harmat, a na móvje mastactva.

   The peoples of the world should speak to each other not in the language of weapons, but in the language of art.

6. (colloquial) talk

Declension

Declension of мо́ва (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́ва móva	мо́вы móvy
genitive	мо́вы móvy	моў moŭ
dative	мо́ве móvje	мо́вам móvam
accusative	мо́ву móvu	мо́вы móvy
instrumental	мо́вай, мо́ваю móvaj, móvaju	мо́вамі móvami
locative	мо́ве móvje	мо́вах móvax
count form	—	мо́вы1 móvy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

nouns

• мовазна́ўства n inan (movaznáŭstva)
• размо́ва f inan (razmóva)

References

• “мова”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “мова” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org