Санкт-Петербург
Mongolian
Etymology
From Russian Са̀нкт-Петербу́рг (Sànkt-Peterbúrg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaŋkʰtʰ pʰʲɵtʰʲɵrpʊrk/
- Syllabification: Санкт ‧Пе‧тер‧бу‧рг (5 syllables)
Proper noun
Санкт-Петербург • (Sankt-Peterburg)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia); known as Petrograd from 1914 to 1924, and as Leningrad from 1924 to 1991
Russian
Alternative forms
- Са́нктъ-Петербу́ргъ (Sánkt-Peterbúrg) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg)
- С.-Петербу́рг (S.-Peterbúrg)
- Пи́тер (Píter) (colloquial)
- СПб (SPb)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Sankt Peterburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Са́нкт-Петербу́рг • (Sánkt-Peterbúrg) m inan (genitive Са́нкт-Петербу́рга, relational adjective са́нкт-петербу́ргский)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia); known as Petrograd from 1914 to 1924, and as Leningrad from 1924 to 1991
- Synonym: Се́верная Пальми́ра (Sévernaja Palʹmíra)
Declension
Declension of Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | |
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nominative | Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sánkt-Peterbúrg |
genitive | Са́нкт-Петербу́рга Sánkt-Peterbúrga |
dative | Са́нкт-Петербу́ргу Sánkt-Peterbúrgu |
accusative | Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sánkt-Peterbúrg |
instrumental | Са́нкт-Петербу́ргом Sánkt-Peterbúrgom |
prepositional | Са́нкт-Петербу́рге Sánkt-Peterbúrge |
Related terms
- петербу́ржец (peterbúržec)
- санктпетербу́ржец (sanktpeterbúržec)
- петербу́ргский (peterbúrgskij)
See also
- Ленингра́д (Leningrád)
- Петрогра́д (Petrográd)
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