Пермь

Russian

Etymology

Of Uralic origin, from Komi-Permyak Перем (Perem) or Komi-Zyrian Перым (Perym), meaning something like "far-away land."[1] Compare Finnish perämaa (backwoods).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲermʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [pʲerʲmʲ] (phonetic respelling: Перьмь) (locally)

Proper noun

Пермь • (Permʹf inan (genitive Перми́ or Пе́рми, relational adjective пе́рмский)

  1. Perm (a historical region of northeastern Russia)
  2. Perm (a krai of Russia)
  3. Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, near the Ural Mountains)

Declension

  • пермча́нин (permčánin), пермча́нка (permčánka)

References

  1. ^ Leeds Studies in English and Kindred Languages. (1980). (n.p.): (n.p.), p. 9