Мінск

See also: Минск

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲinsk]

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

  • мінчу́к m (minčúk), мінчу́чка f (minčúčka) (the female form is less preferred)
  • мінча́нін m (minčánin), мінча́нка f (minčánka)
  • Мі́ншчына f (Mínščyna)

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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