Новгород

See also: Новгородъ

Russian

Alternative forms

• Но́вгородъ (Nóvgorod) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Новъгородъ (Novŭgorodŭ), from новъ (novŭ, “new”) +‎ городъ (gorodŭ, “town”). By surface analysis, но́вый (nóvyj) +‎ го́род (górod).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnovɡərət]

Proper noun

Но́вгород • (Nóvgorod) m inan (genitive Но́вгорода, relational adjective новгоро́дский)

1. Novgorod (a city, the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast, Russia); in full, Veliky Novgorod; one of the oldest and most important historic cities in Russia

   Synonym: (official name) Вели́кий Но́вгород (Velíkij Nóvgorod)

Declension

Declension of Но́вгород (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Но́вгород Nóvgorod
genitive	Но́вгорода Nóvgoroda
dative	Но́вгороду Nóvgorodu
accusative	Но́вгород Nóvgorod
instrumental	Но́вгородом Nóvgorodom
prepositional	Но́вгороде Nóvgorode

Obsolete declension of Но́вгород (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular
nominative	Но́вгород△ Nóvgorod△
genitive	Новаго́рода Novagóroda
dative	Новуго́роду Novugórodu
accusative	Но́вгород△ Nóvgorod△
instrumental	Новымго́родом△ Novymgórodom△
prepositional	Новего́роде Novegórode

^△ Irregular.

Related terms

• новгоро́дец (novgoródec)

See also

• Ни́жний Но́вгород (Nížnij Nóvgorod)