Санкт-Петербург
Russian
Alternative forms
- 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
- IPA(key): [ˌsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk]
Proper noun
Санкт-Петербу́рг • (Sankt-Peterbúrg) m inan (genitive Санкт-Петербу́рга)
- Saint Petersburg (Reinstated old name of Petrograd and Leningrad. Used prior to 1914 and since 1991.)
Declension
Declension of Санкт-Петербу́рг (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Санкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterbúrg |
| genitive | Санкт-Петербу́рга Sankt-Peterbúrga |
| dative | Санкт-Петербу́ргу Sankt-Peterbúrgu |
| accusative | Санкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterbúrg |
| instrumental | Санкт-Петербу́ргом Sankt-Peterbúrgom |
| prepositional | Санкт-Петербу́рге Sankt-Peterbúrge |
Related terms
- петербу́ржец (peterbúržec)
- санктпетербу́ржец (sanktpeterbúržec)
- петербу́ргский (peterbúrgskij)
- санкт-петербу́ргский (sankt-peterbúrgskij)
See also
- Ленингра́д (Leningrád)
- Петрогра́д (Petrográd)
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