Минск

See also: Мінск

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [minsk]

Proper noun

Минск • (Minsk) m

1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Karaim

Etymology

From Russian Минск (Minsk).

Proper noun

Минск • (Minsk)

1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “Минск”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [minsk]

Proper noun

Минск • (Minsk) m (relational adjective мински)

1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Derived terms

• минсчанец m (minsčanec), минсчанка f (minsčanka)
• мински (minski)

References

• “Минск”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 300

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian Мѣнскъ (Měnsk), from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ (Měnĭskŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈminsk]
• Rhymes: -insk
• Hyphenation: Минск

Proper noun

Минск (Minsk) m inan

1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)
2. (metonymic) the Belarusian government

Declension

Declension of Минск (Minsk)

	singular	plural
nominative	Минск (Minsk)	—
genitive	Минску (Minsku)	—
dative	Минску (Minsku)	—
accusative	Минск (Minsk)	—
instrumental	Минском (Minskom)	—
locative	Минску (Minsku)	—
vocative	Минску (Minsku)	—

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “Минск”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 840

Russian

Alternative forms

• Менск (Mensk) — archaic
• Минскъ (Minsk), Менскъ (Mensk) — pre-1918 spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲinsk]

Proper noun

Минск • (Minsk) m inan (genitive Ми́нска, relational adjective ми́нский)

1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

   в Ми́нске ― v Mínske ― in Minsk

   в Минск ― v Minsk ― to Minsk

   из Ми́нска ― iz Mínska ― from Minsk

Usage notes

• The use of the older/archaic form Менск (Mensk) or Belarusian Менск (Mjensk) can denote a political sentiment of anti-russification, especially in Belarus.
• The standard/common forms Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk) are approved by the government and widely used.

Declension

Declension of Минск (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Ми́нск Mínsk
genitive	Ми́нска Mínska
dative	Ми́нску Mínsku
accusative	Ми́нск Mínsk
instrumental	Ми́нском Mínskom
prepositional	Ми́нске Mínske

Related terms

• минча́нин m (minčánin), минча́нка f (minčánka)
• (rare, from Belarusian) минчу́к m (minčúk), минчу́чка f (minčúčka) (the female form is less preferred)

See also

• Белару́сь (Belarúsʹ), Белору́ссия (Belorússija)