Кронштадт
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Кроншта́дтъ (Kronštádt) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
From German Kronstadt (“crown city”).
Probably inspired by the name of an older fortification, now known as Кроншлот (Kronšlot, “crown castle”) (see Dutch slot or Swedish slott), before also known as Кроншлоссъ (Kronšloss) (from German Schloß) (by folk etymology used even in school books, шлот(ъ) has meaning lock, while шлосс(ъ) means key).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Кроншта́дт • (Kronštádt) m inan (genitive Кроншта́дта, relational adjective кроншта́дтский)
Declension edit
Declension of Кроншта́дт (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Кроншта́дт Kronštádt |
| genitive | Кроншта́дта Kronštádta |
| dative | Кроншта́дту Kronštádtu |
| accusative | Кроншта́дт Kronštádt |
| instrumental | Кроншта́дтом Kronštádtom |
| prepositional | Кроншта́дте Kronštádte |
See also edit
- Котлин (Kotlin) (the island, which the city is located on)
- Кронштадтский мятеж (Kronštadtskij mjatež), Кронштадтское восстание (Kronštadtskoje vosstanije) (Kronstadt rebellion)