Minsk

See also: Mińsk and minsk

English

Etymology

From Russian Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪnsk/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnsk

Proper noun

Minsk

  1. The capital city of Belarus.

Derived terms

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Afrikaans

Proper noun

Minsk

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪnsk]

Proper noun

Minsk m inan (related adjective minský)

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Declension
Declension of Minsk (sg-only velar masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Minsk
genitive Minsku, Minska
dative Minsku
accusative Minsk
vocative Minsku
locative Minsku
instrumental Minskem

Further reading
  • Minsk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Minsk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Minsk in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Belarusian Мінск (Minsk). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪnsk/
  • Hyphenation: Minsk

Proper noun

Minsk n

  1. Minsk (capital of Belarus)

Estonian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈminsk/

Proper noun

Minsk

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian Мінск (Minsk).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /minsk/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Minsk f

  1. Minsk (the capital and largest city of Belarus)
  • Minskois
  • Minskoise
  • minskois
  • minskoise

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Minsk n (proper noun, genitive Minsks or (optionally with an article) Minsk)

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Icelandic

Proper noun

Minsk ?

  1. Minsk (the capital of Belarus)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Minsk

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈminsk]

Declension

Borrowed from Belarusian Мінск (Minsk).

Proper noun

Minsk m inan (genitive singular Minska, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

Declension
Declension of Minsk
singulare tantum
nominative Minsk
genitive Minska
dative Minsku
accusative Minsk
locative Minsku
instrumental Minskom

Derived terms
  • Minčan, Minčanka
  • minský (adj)
  • minsky (adverb)

Further reading
  • “Minsk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈminsk/ [ˈmĩnsk]
  • Rhymes: -insk
  • Syllabification: Minsk

Proper noun

Minsk ?

  1. Minsk (city)

Derived terms

Swedish

Proper noun

Minsk n (genitive Minsks)

  1. Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

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