кремль

See also: кремљ and Кремль

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кремль (kremlĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kremľь, probably related to Proto-Slavic *kroma (“edge”) (referring to the fortifications).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [krʲemlʲ]

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Noun

кремль • (kremlʹ) m inan (genitive кремля́, nominative plural кремли́, genitive plural кремле́й)

1. kremlin (a central fortress in medieval Russian cities)
2. (capitalized) The Kremlin (in Moscow)

Declension

Declension of кремль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	кре́мль krémlʹ	кремли́ kremlí
genitive	кремля́ kremljá	кремле́й kremléj
dative	кремлю́ kremljú	кремля́м kremljám
accusative	кре́мль krémlʹ	кремли́ kremlí
instrumental	кремлём kremljóm	кремля́ми kremljámi
prepositional	кремле́ kremlé	кремля́х kremljáx

Descendants

• English: Kremlin

Further reading

• кремль in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru