Мінск

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Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Mińsk or Ukrainian Мінськ (Minsʹk), from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ (Měnĭskŭ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Мінск • (Minsk) m inan (genitive Мі́нска, uncountable, relational adjective мі́нскі)

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)
    у/ў Мі́нску ― u/ŭ Mínsku ― in Minsk
    у/ў Мінск ― u/ŭ Minsk ― to Minsk
    з Мі́нска ― z Mínska ― from Minsk

Usage notes

  • The use of the older/classical form Менск (Mjensk) (Taraškievica) as apposed to standard/common and approved by the government form Мінск (Minsk) can be politically charged.

Declension

Declension of Мінск (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Мінск
Minsk
genitive Мі́нска
Mínska
dative Мі́нску
Mínsku
accusative Мінск
Minsk
instrumental Мі́нскам
Mínskam
locative Мі́нску
Mínsku

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
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