Потёмкин

Russian

Etymology

From Потёмка (Potjómka, a nickname), from потёмки (potjómki, “darkness”), from по- (po-, a comparative or delimitative prefix) + тёмный (tjómnyj, “dark”), from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ, + -ка (-ka, diminutive suffix) + -ин (-in, possessive suffix). This surname came from the nicknames Потёма (Potjóma)/Потёмка (Potjómka) that were given to a child born at twilight or at night. They may also mean "a secretive man".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɐˈtʲɵmkʲɪn]

Proper noun

Потёмкин • (Potjómkin) m anim or m inan (genitive Потёмкина, nominative plural Потёмкины, genitive plural Потёмкиных, feminine Потёмкина)

  1. A surname​: Potemkin
    Григо́рий Алекса́ндрович Потёмкин
    Grigórij Aleksándrovič Potjómkin
    Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin

Declension

surname:

Declension of Потёмкин (surname)
masculine feminine plural
nominative Потёмкин
Potjómkin		 Потёмкина
Potjómkina		 Потёмкины
Potjómkiny
genitive Потёмкина
Potjómkina		 Потёмкиной
Potjómkinoj		 Потёмкиных
Potjómkinyx
dative Потёмкину
Potjómkinu		 Потёмкиной
Potjómkinoj		 Потёмкиным
Potjómkinym
accusative Потёмкина
Potjómkina		 Потёмкину
Potjómkinu		 Потёмкиных
Potjómkinyx
instrumental Потёмкиным
Potjómkinym		 Потёмкиной, Потёмкиною1
Potjómkinoj, Potjómkinoju1		 Потёмкиными
Potjómkinymi
prepositional Потёмкине
Potjómkine		 Потёмкиной
Potjómkinoj		 Потёмкиных
Potjómkinyx

1 Rare.

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