Артёмовск

Russian

Артёмовск on Russian Wikipedia

Etymology

From Артём (Artjóm, “Artyom”) +‎ -ов- (-ov-) +‎ -ск (-sk), in honor of the Soviet political figure Fyodor Sergeev, whose pseudonym was Comrade Artyom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɐrˈtʲɵməfsk]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Ар‧тё‧мовск
Rhymes: -ɵməfsk

Proper noun

Артёмовск • (Artjómovsk) m inan (genitive Артёмовска, relational adjective артёмовский)

(historical, Russian politics) Bakhmut, a city in Ukraine.
Synonym: (Ukraine) Бахму́т (Baxmút)

Usage notes

Артёмовск (Artjómovsk), or, in Ukrainian, Арте́мівськ (Artémivsʹk) was the official name of the city in Ukraine until 2016, when it was changed back to historical Бахму́т (Baxmút) as part of decommunization in Ukraine. The Russian government, as well as Russian state media, continue to refer to the town as Артёмовск (Artjómovsk), especially in military contexts.^[1]^[2]

Declension

Declension of Артёмовск (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Артёмовск Artjómovsk
genitive	Артёмовска Artjómovska
dative	Артёмовску Artjómovsku
accusative	Артёмовск Artjómovsk
instrumental	Артёмовском Artjómovskom
prepositional	Артёмовске Artjómovske

Descendants

→ English: Artemovsk, Artyomovsk

References

^ “Russian mercenary chief says Ukraine's Bakhmut is practically surrounded”, in Reuters‎^[1], 2023 March 3, archived from the original on 5 March 2023
^ “Why Russia Is So Determined To Capture Bakhmut”, in TIME‎^[2], 2023 February 7, retrieved 2023-11-15

[Reuters_Artyomovsk-1] “Russian mercenary chief says Ukraine's Bakhmut is practically surrounded”, in Reuters‎^[1], 2023 March 3, archived from the original on 5 March 2023

[2] “Why Russia Is So Determined To Capture Bakhmut”, in TIME‎^[2], 2023 February 7, retrieved 2023-11-15

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