Пушкин

See also: Пушкін

Russian

Alexander Pushkin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From пу́шка (púška, cannon) + -ин (-in, 's).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpuʂkʲɪn]
  • Hyphenation: Пуш‧кин
  • Rhymes: -uʂkʲɪn

Proper noun

Пу́шкин • (Púškin) m anim or m inan (genitive Пу́шкина, nominative plural Пу́шкины, genitive plural Пу́шкиных, feminine Пу́шкина, relational adjective пу́шкинский)

  1. a Russian surname, Pushkin; particularly, a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era Alexander Pushkin
    • 1937, Lion Feuchtwanger, Moscow 1937: My Visit Described for My Friends, page 41:
      Тира́ж сочине́ний Пу́шкина к концу́ 1936 го́да превы́сил 31 миллио́н экземпля́ров.
      Tiráž sočinénij Púškina k koncú 1936 góda prevýsil 31 millión ekzempljárov.
      Pushkin’s works were circulated at the end of 1936 in over 31,000,000 copies.
  2. Pushkin (a municipal town in Pushkinsky district)

Declension

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