Мурманск

Russian

Etymology

From Му́рмане (Múrmane, Northmen) + -ск (-sk), in turn from Old Norse norðr (north) + mann (man).

Pronunciation

  • Му́рманск: IPA(key): [ˈmurmənsk]
  • (rare) Мурма́нск: IPA(key): [mʊrˈmansk]

Proper noun

Му́рманск or Мурма́нск (Múrmansk or Murmánsk) m inan (genitive Му́рманска or Мурма́нска)

  1. Murmansk, a city in the far north of Russia, centre of Murmansk oblast.

Usage notes

The form Мурма́нск with stress on the second syllable is rare.

Declension

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