Пермь

Russian

Etymology

Of Uralic origin, from Komi-Permyak Перем (Perem) or Komi-Zyrian Перым (Perym), meaning something like "far-away land." Compare Finnish perämaa (“backwoods”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲermʲ]

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• IPA^(key): [pʲerʲmʲ] (phonetic respelling: Перьмь) (locally)

Proper noun

Пермь • (Permʹ) f inan (genitive Перми́ or Пе́рми, relational adjective пе́рмский)

1. Perm (a historical region of northeastern Russia)
2. Perm (a krai of Russia)
3. Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, near the Ural Mountains)

Declension

Declension of Пермь (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-fʺ/a) 

	singular
nominative	Пе́рмь Pérmʹ
genitive	Перми́, Пе́рми Permí, Pérmi
dative	Перми́, Пе́рми Permí, Pérmi
accusative	Пе́рмь Pérmʹ
instrumental	Пе́рмью Pérmʹju
prepositional	Перми́, Пе́рми Permí, Pérmi
locative	в Перми́ v Permí

Related terms

• пермча́нин (permčánin), пермча́нка (permčánka)