Санкт-Петербург
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Kazakh
| Arabic | سانكت-پەتەربۋرگ |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | Санкт-Петербург |
| Latin | Sankt-Peterburg |
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Са̀нкт-Петербу́рг (Sànkt-Peterbúrg).
Proper noun
Санкт-Петербург • (Sankt-Peterburg)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
Mongolian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Са̀нкт-Петербу́рг (Sànkt-Peterbúrg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaŋkʰtʰ pʰʲɵtʰʲɵrpʊrk/
- Syllabification: Санкт ‧Пе‧тер‧бу‧рг (5 syllables)
Proper noun
Санкт-Петербург • (Sankt-Peterburg)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
Russian
Alternative forms
- Са́нктъ-Петербу́ргъ (Sánkt-Peterbúrg) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg)
- С.-Петербу́рг (S.-Peterbúrg)
- Пи́тер (Píter) (colloquial)
- СПб (SPb)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Sankt Peterburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Са́нкт-Петербу́рг • (Sánkt-Peterbúrg) m inan (genitive Са́нкт-Петербу́рга, relational adjective са́нкт-петербу́ргский)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
- Synonym: Се́верная Пальми́ра (Sévernaja Palʹmíra)
Declension
Declension of Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sánkt-Peterbúrg |
| genitive | Са́нкт-Петербу́рга Sánkt-Peterbúrga |
| dative | Са́нкт-Петербу́ргу Sánkt-Peterbúrgu |
| accusative | Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sánkt-Peterbúrg |
| instrumental | Са́нкт-Петербу́ргом Sánkt-Peterbúrgom |
| prepositional | Са́нкт-Петербу́рге Sánkt-Peterbúrge |
Related terms
- петербу́ржец (peterbúržec)
- санктпетербу́ржец (sanktpeterbúržec)
- петербу́ргский (peterbúrgskij)
See also
- Ленингра́д (Leningrád)
- Петрогра́д (Petrográd)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Санкт-Петербу́рг • (Sankt-Peterbúrh) m inan (genitive Санкт-Петербу́рга, uncountable, relational adjective санкт-петербу́рзький)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Санкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterbúrh |
| genitive | Санкт-Петербу́рга Sankt-Peterbúrha |
| dative | Санкт-Петербу́ргові, Санкт-Петербу́ргу Sankt-Peterbúrhovi, Sankt-Peterbúrhu |
| accusative | Санкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterbúrh |
| instrumental | Санкт-Петербу́ргом Sankt-Peterbúrhom |
| locative | Санкт-Петербу́рзі, Санкт-Петербу́ргу Sankt-Peterbúrzi, Sankt-Peterbúrhu |
| vocative | Санкт-Петербу́ргу Sankt-Peterbúrhu |
References
- “Санкт-Петербург”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)