moscovita

Catalan

Etymology

From Moscou +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mus.kuˈβi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mos.kuˈvi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mos.koˈvi.ta]

• Audio (Valencia):

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• Rhymes: -ita

Adjective

moscovita m or f (masculine and feminine plural moscovites)

1. Muscovite

Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovites)

1. Muscovite
2. muscovite

Further reading

• “moscovita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From Moscovia (ancient name of Moscow) +‎ -ita (“-ite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.skoˈvi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: mo‧sco‧vì‧ta

Adjective

moscovita (masculine plural moscoviti, feminine plural moscovite)

1. Muscovite

Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (masculine plural moscoviti, feminine plural moscovite)

1. Muscovite

Related terms

• Mosca
• Moscovia
• Moscoviano

 

Further reading

• moscovita in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• moscovita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• moscovita in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• moscovita in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• moscovìta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• moscovita in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• moscovita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Moscóvia +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mos.koˈvi.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mos.koˈvi.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʃ.koˈvi.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mos.koˈvi.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.kuˈvi.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.kuˈvi.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.kuˈbi.tɐ/ [muʃ.kuˈβi.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -itɐ
• Hyphenation: mos‧co‧vi‧ta

Adjective

moscovita m or f (plural moscovitas)

1. Muscovite (of or relating to Moscow)

Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovitas)

1. Muscovite (person from Moscow)

Further reading

• “moscovita”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “moscovita”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “moscovita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “moscovita”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “moscovita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Moscovia +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moskoˈbita/ [mos.koˈβ̞i.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mos‧co‧vi‧ta

Adjective

moscovita m or f (masculine and feminine plural moscovitas)

1. Muscovite

Derived terms

• rueda moscovita

 

Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovitas)

1. Muscovite

Noun

moscovita f (plural moscovitas)

1. (mineralogy) muscovite
2. a type of chocolate biscuit

Alternative forms

• muscovita (mineralogy)

Related terms

• Moscú

 

Further reading

• “moscovita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28