Кронштадт

Russian

Alternative forms

• Кроншта́дтъ (Kronštádt) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [krɐnʂˈtat]

Proper noun

Кроншта́дт • (Kronštádt) m inan (genitive Кроншта́дта, relational adjective кроншта́дтский)

1. Kronstadt, a city in Russia

Declension

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

• Котлин (Kotlin) (the island, which the city is located on)
• Кронштадтский мятеж (Kronštadtskij mjatež), Кронштадтское восстание (Kronštadtskoje vosstanije) (Kronstadt rebellion)