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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian Мѣнскъ (Měnsk), from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ (Měnĭskŭ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Мінск • (Minsk) m inan (genitive Мі́нска, uncountable, relational adjective мі́нскі)
- Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)
Declension
Declension of Мінск (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
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singular
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nominative
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Мінск Minsk
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genitive
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Мі́нска Mínska
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dative
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Мі́нску Mínsku
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accusative
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Мінск Minsk
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instrumental
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Мі́нскам Mínskam
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locative
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Мі́нску Mínsku
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Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Минск”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- “Мінск” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org