Санкт-Петербург
See also: Санкт Петербург
Kazakh
    
| Cyrillic | Санкт-Петербург (Sankt-Peterburg) | 
|---|---|
| Arabic | سانكت-پەتەربۋرگ | 
| Latin | 
Etymology
    
From Russian Са̀нкт-Петербу́рг (Sànkt-Peterbúrg).
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
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
    
- IPA(key): [ˌsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk]
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Proper noun
    
Са́нкт-Петербу́рг • (Sánkt-Peterbúrg) m inan (genitive Са́нкт-Петербу́рга, related 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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