variant of -est for adjectives ending in -y; equivalent to (dropped -y) + (-i- + -est).

A river in Russia, a tributary of the Oka. / Alternative form of Moscow, the federal city, the capital of Russia. / Alternative form of Moscow, an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow.

(dated) A tower.

Imitating; copying; not original. / Modelled after another thing.