Менск

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• Miensk — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ (Měnĭskŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲensk]

Proper noun

Менск • (Mjensk) m inan (genitive Ме́нска, uncountable, relational adjective ме́нскі)

1. Taraškievica spelling of Мінск (Minsk): Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

   у/ў Ме́нску ― u/ŭ Mjénsku ― in Minsk

   у/ў Ме́нск ― u/ŭ Mjénsk ― to Minsk

   з Ме́нска ― z Mjénska ― from Minsk

Usage notes

• The use of the older/classical form Менск (Mjensk) (Taraškievica) as opposed to standard/common and approved by the government form Мінск (Minsk) can be politically charged.

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Менск Mjensk
genitive	Ме́нска Mjénska
dative	Ме́нску Mjénsku
accusative	Менск Mjensk
instrumental	Ме́нскам Mjénskam
locative	Ме́нску Mjénsku

Related terms

• мянчу́к m (mjančúk), мянчу́чка f (mjančúčka) (the female form is less preferred)
• Ме́ншчына f (Mjénščyna)

References

• “Менск” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Alternative forms

• Мѣнскъ (Měnsk) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ (Měnĭskŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲensk]

Proper noun

Менск • (Mensk) m inan (genitive Ме́нска, relational adjective ме́нский)

1. (archaic) Minsk (the capital city of Belarus)

   Synonym: Минск (Minsk)

Usage notes

• The use of the older/archaic form Менск (Mensk) or Belarusian Менск (Mjensk), as opposed to standard/common forms Russian Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk), which are approved by the government, can be politically charged, especially in Belarus.

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Ме́нск Ménsk
genitive	Ме́нска Ménska
dative	Ме́нску Ménsku
accusative	Ме́нск Ménsk
instrumental	Ме́нском Ménskom
prepositional	Ме́нске Ménske