# moscovita
## Catalan
### Etymology

From Moscou +‎ -ita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [mus.kuˈβi.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [mos.kuˈvi.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mos.koˈvi.ta]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ita

### Adjective

moscovita m or f (masculine and feminine plural moscovites)
* Muscovite

### Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovites)
* Muscovite
* 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: /mo.skoˈvi.ta/
* Rhymes: -ita
* Hyphenation: mo‧sco‧vì‧ta

### Adjective

moscovita (masculine plural moscoviti, feminine plural moscovite)
* Muscovite

### Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (masculine plural moscoviti, feminine plural moscovite)
* 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: /mos.koˈvi.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /mos.koˈvi.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /moʃ.koˈvi.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mos.koˈvi.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muʃ.kuˈvi.tɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muʃ.kuˈvi.tɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /muʃ.kuˈbi.tɐ/ [muʃ.kuˈβi.tɐ]
* Rhymes: -itɐ
* Hyphenation: mos‧co‧vi‧ta

### Adjective

moscovita m or f (plural moscovitas)
* Muscovite (of or relating to Moscow)

### Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovitas)
* Muscovite (person from Moscow)

### Further reading

* “moscovita”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “moscovita”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “moscovita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “moscovita”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “moscovita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Moscovia +‎ -ita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moskoˈbita/ [mos.koˈβ̞i.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ita
* Syllabification: mos‧co‧vi‧ta

### Adjective

moscovita m or f (masculine and feminine plural moscovitas)
* Muscovite

#### Derived terms

* rueda moscovita

### Noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovitas)
* Muscovite

### Noun

moscovita f (plural moscovitas)
* (mineralogy) muscovite
* a type of chocolate biscuit

#### Alternative forms

* muscovita (mineralogy)

#### Related terms

* Moscú

### Further reading

* “moscovita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10