Standard Lemma guide

Moldavian

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: M OW2 L D EY1 V IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M OW2 L D AA1 V IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to Moldavia (the former principality or Soviet SSR).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Dated form of Moldovan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, dated, not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

Dated form of Moldovan (“dialect of Romanian”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, dated

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4

name

Meaning 4

Dated form of Moldovan (“Romanian language”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, dated

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia or Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Dated form of Moldovan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, dated

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History

Etymology

From Moldavia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: moldavský — relating to Moldavia
  • Finnish: moldavialainen — relating to Moldavia
  • Icelandic: moldavískur — relating to Moldavia
  • Italian: moldavo — relating to Moldavia
  • Czech: Moldavan — inhabitant of the Moldavia
  • Czech: Moldavanka — inhabitant of the Moldavia
  • Finnish: moldavialainen — inhabitant of the Moldavia
  • Italian: moldavo — inhabitant of the Moldavia
  • Spanish: moldavo — inhabitant of the Moldavia
  • Spanish: moldovo — inhabitant of the Moldavia
Real reading context

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