Мин

See also: мин, миң, мин., мин-, and Appendix:Variations of "min"

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 明 (Míng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲin]

Proper noun

Мин • (Min) m inan (genitive Ми́на, relational adjective ми́нский)

1. (historical) Ming; the Ming dynasty (Chinese dynasty that lasted from 1368–1644 C.E.)

Declension

Declension of Мин (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Ми́н Mín
genitive	Ми́на Mína
dative	Ми́ну Mínu
accusative	Ми́н Mín
instrumental	Ми́ном Mínom
prepositional	Ми́не Míne

Proper noun

Мин • (Min) m anim (genitive Ми́на, nominative plural Ми́ны, genitive plural Ми́нов, relational adjective ми́нский)
Мин • (Min) f anim (indeclinable)

1. A transliteration of the Chinese surname 明 (Míng)
2. a surname, Ming, from Chinese

Declension

The feminine form is indeclinable.

Declension of Мин (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Ми́н Mín	Ми́ны Míny
genitive	Ми́на Mína	Ми́нов Mínov
dative	Ми́ну Mínu	Ми́нам Mínam
accusative	Ми́на Mína	Ми́нов Mínov
instrumental	Ми́ном Mínom	Ми́нами Mínami
prepositional	Ми́не Míne	Ми́нах Mínax