moscovite
French, adjective
moscovite is spelled M-O-S-C-O-V-I-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moscovite is a French adjective meaning “Muscovite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Moscovite is a different word: “Muscovite (resident or native of Moscow; used of both genders)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la Moscovie, principauté de Moscou”.
What does moscovite mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Muscovite
noun
- 1
femininemasculineMuscovite (resident or native of Moscow; used of both genders)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitant ou habitante de la ville de Moscou en Russie, ou personne originaire de cette ville.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la Moscovie, principauté de Moscou. 2. Relatif à la ville de Moscou en Russie. 3. Relatif à l’administration de la Russie, de l’Empire russe ou de l’Union soviétique. 4. Relatif au quartier Moscou de Gand.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of moscovite
- Moscovites plural
- moscovites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to moscovite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moscovite in French?
moscovite appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).