Ульяновск

Russian

Etymology

From Улья́нов (Ulʹjánov) + -ск (-sk), from the surname of Lenin full name Влади́мир Ильи́ч Улья́нов (Vladímir Ilʹíč Ulʹjánov).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈlʲjanəfsk]

Proper noun

Улья́новск (Ulʹjánovsk) m inan (genitive Улья́новска)

  1. Ulyanovsk, a city on the Volga river in Russia, birthplace of Vladimir Lenin.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Симбирск (Simbirsk) (till 1924)

See also

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