Минск

See also: Мінск

Macedonian

Proper noun

Минск • (Minsk) m

1. Minsk

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Russian

Alternative forms

• Менск (Mensk) (archaic)
• Минскъ (Minsk), Менскъ (Mensk) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲinsk]

Proper noun

Минск • (Minsk) m inan (genitive Ми́нска)

1. Minsk (capital of Belarus)

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

Usage notes

• The use of the older/archaic form Менск (Mensk) or Belarusian Менск (Mjensk) as apposed to standard/common and approved by the government forms Russian Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk) can be politically charged, especially in Belarus.

Related terms

• минча́нин m (minčánin), минча́нка f (minčánka)
• ми́нский (mínskij)

See also

• Белару́сь (Belarúsʹ), Белору́ссия (Belorússija)