Гаага

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Dutch Den Haag, shortening of 's-Gravenhage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈaɡə]

Proper noun

Гаа́га • (Gaágaf inan (genitive Гаа́ги, relational adjective гаа́гский)

  1. The Hague (a city and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands)
  2. (metonymic) The International Criminal Court, located in the Hague
    Гаага ждёт.
    Gaaga ždjot.
    The Hague is waiting.

Declension

  • гаа́гец m (gaágec)
  • гаа́гский (gaágskij)

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦɐˈaɦɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɦɐ
  • Hyphenation: Га‧а‧га

Proper noun

Гаа́га • (Haáhaf inan (genitive Гаа́ги, uncountable, relational adjective гаа́зький)

  1. The Hague (the capital city of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Гаа́га
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Гаа́га
Haáha
genitive Гаа́ги
Haáhy
dative Гаа́зі
Haázi
accusative Гаа́гу
Haáhu
instrumental Гаа́гою
Haáhoju
locative Гаа́зі
Haázi
vocative Гаа́го
Haáho

Further reading