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Etymology

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Proto-Slavic *dvina from Proto-Indo-European *dʰweynā, from *dʰew- (to flow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dvʲɪˈna]
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Proper noun

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Двина́ (Dvináf (genitive Двины́)

  1. Daugava (a river in Russia, Belarus and Latvia)
    Synonyms: За́падная Двина́ (Západnaja Dviná), Дауга́ва (Daugáva)
  2. Northern Dvina (a river in Russia)
    Synonym: Се́верная Двина́ (Sévernaja Dviná)

Declension

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References

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  • Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Двина”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN