Петербург
Russian
Alternative forms
- Петербу́ргъ (Peterbúrg) — pre-1918 spelling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk]
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Proper noun
Петербу́рг • (Peterbúrg) m inan (genitive Петербу́рга, relational adjective петербу́ргский, hypocorism Пи́тер, demonym петербу́ржец, female demonym петербу́рженка)
- ellipsis of Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg): Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
Declension
Declension of Петербу́рг (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Петербу́рг Peterbúrg |
| genitive | Петербу́рга Peterbúrga |
| dative | Петербу́ргу Peterbúrgu |
| accusative | Петербу́рг Peterbúrg |
| instrumental | Петербу́ргом Peterbúrgom |
| prepositional | Петербу́рге Peterbúrge |
Descendants
- → English: Peterburg
See also
- Ленингра́д (Leningrád)
- Петрогра́д (Petrográd)
- Пи́тер (Píter)