English Explanatory Dictionary

Obukhovskaya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A rural territory of Starooskolsky Urban Okrug, Belgorod Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia. Seat: Obukhovka.
  2. A hamlet in Verkhovskoye rural settlement, Tarnogsky Raion, Vologda Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia.

Pronunciation

əbo͞oʹᴋʜəfskəyə /əˈbuːxəfskəkə/

Word forms

Obukhovskaya

Etymology

The name of the hamlet derives from the Russian Обу́ховская (Obúxovskaja, proper noun), whereas the name of the rural territory derives from the Russian обу́ховская (obúxovskaja, adjective form); the latter is the feminine of обу́ховский (obúxovskij, adjective) and the former a feminine substantive of the same; обу́ховский (obúxovskij) is the relational adjective for Обу́хов (Obúxov), Обу́ховка (Obúxovka), Обу́хово (Obúxovo), Обу́ховское (Obúxovskoje), etc. Compare Obukhovsky and Obukhovskoye.

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