кремль
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic кремль (kremlĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kremľь, probably related to Proto-Slavic *kroma (“edge”) (referring to the fortifications).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
кремль • (kremlʹ) m inan (genitive кремля́, nominative plural кремли́, genitive plural кремле́й)
- kremlin (a central fortress in medieval Russian cities)
- (capitalized) The Kremlin (in Moscow)
Declension edit
Declension of кремль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
Descendants edit
- English: Kremlin
Further reading edit
- кремль in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru