Аршава

Russian

Etymology

Rebracketing of the phrase в Варша́ву (v Varšávu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐrˈʂavə]

Proper noun

Арша́ва • (Aršáva) f inan (genitive Арша́вы)

1. (obsolete) Warsaw (the capital city of Poland)

   Synonym: Варша́ва (Varšáva)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Варшава”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress