Курган

See also: курган

Russian

Etymology

From курга́н (kurgán, “burial mound”), from Turkic (compare Turkish kurgan (“fortress”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʊrˈɡan]

Proper noun

Курга́н • (Kurgán) m inan (genitive Курга́на)

  1. Kurgan, a city in Siberia, Russia, administrative centre of Kurgan Oblast. Originally called Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городище) (1662–1782).

Declension
Declension of Курга́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Курга́н
Kurgán
genitive Курга́на
Kurgána
dative Курга́ну
Kurgánu
accusative Курга́н
Kurgán
instrumental Курга́ном
Kurgánom
prepositional Курга́не
Kurgáne

Synonyms
  • Царёво Городище (Carjóvo Gorodišče)
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