Артёмовск

Russian

Etymology

From Артём (Artjóm, “Artyom”) +‎ -ов- (-ov-) +‎ -ск (-sk), in honor of the Soviet political figure Fyodor Sergeev, whose pseudonym was Comrade Artyom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐrˈtʲɵməfsk]

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• Hyphenation: Ар‧тё‧мовск
• Rhymes: -ɵməfsk

Proper noun

Артёмовск • (Artjómovsk) m inan (genitive Артёмовска, relational adjective артёмовский)

1. (historical, Russian politics) Bakhmut, a city in Ukraine.

   Synonym: (Ukraine) Бахму́т (Baxmút)

Usage notes

• Артёмовск (Artjómovsk), or, in Ukrainian, Арте́мівськ (Artémivsʹk) was the official name of the city in Ukraine until 2016, when it was changed back to historical Бахму́т (Baxmút) as part of decommunization in Ukraine. The Russian government, as well as Russian state media, continue to refer to the town as Артёмовск (Artjómovsk), especially in military contexts.

Declension

Declension of Артёмовск (inan sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Артёмовск Artjómovsk
genitive	Артёмовска Artjómovska
dative	Артёмовску Artjómovsku
accusative	Артёмовск Artjómovsk
instrumental	Артёмовском Artjómovskom
prepositional	Артёмовске Artjómovske

Descendants

• → English: Artemovsk, Artyomovsk