Rostov

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Росто́в (Rostóv). The surname comes from Russian рост (rost, “growth”). The etymology of the city's name is unclear.

Proper noun

Rostov

1. A city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.

   Synonym: Rostov Veliky

2. Synonym of Rostov-on-Don.
3. An oblast of Russia.
4. A surname from Russian.

Usage notes

The city in Yaroslavl is officially called Rostov Veliky to distinguish it from Rostov-on-Don.

Translations

Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

• Arabic: رُوسْتُوف f (rustūf)
• Armenian: Ռոստով (Ṙostov)
• Belarusian: Расто́ў m (Rastóŭ)
• Bulgarian: Росто́в m (Rostóv)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羅斯托夫／罗斯托夫 (zh) (Luósītuōfū)

• Czech: Rostov m
• Danish: Rostov
• Finnish: Rostov
• French: Rostov (fr)
• Georgian: როსტოვი (rosṭovi)
• German: Rostow n
• Greek: Ροστόφ m (Rostóf)
• Hindi: रोस्तोव (rostov)
• Hungarian: Rosztov (hu)
• Japanese: ロストフ (Rosutofu)
• Korean: 로스토프 (Roseutopeu)
• Macedonian: Росто́в m (Rostóv)
• Marathi: रोस्तोव n (rostov)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Ростов (Rostov)

• Old East Slavic: Ростовъ m (Rostovŭ)
• Polish: Rostów (pl) m
• Portuguese: Rostov f
• Russian: Росто́в Вели́кий m (Rostóv Velíkij), Росто́в (ru) m (Rostóv)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ростов m

  Roman: Rostov m

• Spanish: Rostov
• Thai: รอสตอฟ
• Ukrainian: Росто́в m (Rostóv)

Rostov-na-Donu — see Rostov-na-Donu

Rostov oblast, Russia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羅斯托夫州／罗斯托夫州 (Luósītuōfū Zhōu)

• Danish: Rostov oblast
• Portuguese: Rostov m
• Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть (ru) f (Rostóvskaja óblastʹ)
• Spanish: óblast de Rostov m

Russian surname

• Marathi: रोस्तोव n (rostov)
• Portuguese: Rostov
• Russian: Росто́в (ru) m (Rostóv)

See also

• Don
• Cossack

Anagrams

• Voorst

Portuguese

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Росто́в (Rostóv).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁosˈtɔv/ [hosˈtɔv]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁosˈtɔv/ [hosˈtɔv]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoʃˈtɔv/ [χoʃˈtɔv]

Proper noun

Rostov

1. Rostov (an oblast of Russia)
2. Synonym of Rostov-sobre-o-Don
3. Rostov (a city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)