Мінск

See also: Минск

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• Менск (Mjensk) — Taraškievica orthography
• Miensk — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

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

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

Related terms

• 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