No. 651 in Latvian

maskavas

"Maskavas" in Latvian means "of Moscow" or "Moscow's" (possessive form).

In a sentence

Maskavas iela ir Rīgā.
The Moscow Street is in Riga.
The word 'Maskavas' here is used as a genitive attribute in a compound noun, denoting 'of Moscow' in 'Moscow Street'.
Maskavas komanda uzvarēja sacensībās.
The Moscow team won the competition.
In this sentence, 'Maskavas' acts as an adjective modifying 'komanda', specifying that the team is from Moscow.
Ceļvedis Maskavas arhitektūrai bija ļoti informatīvs.
The guide to Moscow's architecture was very informative.
Here, 'Maskavas' is possessive, describing whose architecture the guide is about - specifically, it refers to Moscow's architecture.

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