# Leningrad
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád), from Ле́нин (Lénin, “Lenin”) + град (grad, “city”). Named in honour of Vladimir Lenin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/, /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡræd/, /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡrɑd/, /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡrɑd/

### Proper noun

Leningrad
* (historical) Saint Petersburg, a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
* An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

#### Synonyms

* Petrograd
* Saint Petersburg

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Ingerland, enlarding, relanding

## Catalan
### Proper noun

Leningrad ?
* (historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia), now Saint Petersburg
* Leningrad (an oblast of Russia)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛɲɪŋɡrat]

### Proper noun

Leningrad m inan (related adjective leningradský, demonym Leningraďan or Leningradec, female demonym Leningraďanka)
* (historical) Leningrad (the former name, 1924-1991, of Saint Petersburg, a federal city in northern Russia)
    Synonyms: Petrohrad, Sankt Petěrburg

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Leningrad”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Leningrad”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Proper noun

Leningrad
* (historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia), now Saint Petersburg

#### Synonyms

* Sankt Petersborg
* Petrograd

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlenin.ɡrɑd/, [ˈle̞niŋ.ɡrɑ̝d]
* Rhymes: -enin.ɡrɑd
* Syllabification: Le‧nin‧grad

### Proper noun

Leningrad
* (historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia), now Saint Petersburg

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Leningrad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :

## German
### Etymology

Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleːniŋˌɡʁaːt/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Leningrad n (proper noun, genitive Leningrads or (optionally with an article) Leningrad)
* (historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia), now Saint Petersburg

#### Related terms

* Lenin
* Stalingrad

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ленинград (Leningrad).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈleniŋɡrɑd/, [ˈlʲe̞niŋɡrəd]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈleniŋɡrɑd/, [ˈle̞niŋɡ̊rɑd̥]
* Rhymes: -eniŋɡrɑd
* Hyphenation: Le‧ning‧rad

### Proper noun

Leningrad
* (historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia)
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 44:Genadin papa mäni Leningradaa.Genadi's dad went to Leningrad.

#### Synonyms

* Petteri (“Saint-Petersburg”)

#### Derived terms

* Leningradan oblasti

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád), from Ле́нин (Lénin, “Lenin”) + град (grad, “city”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛˈɲiŋɡrat/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iŋɡrat
* Syllabification: Le‧nin‧grad

### Proper noun

Leningrad m inan
* (historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia), now Saint Petersburg

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Leningrad in Polish dictionaries at PWN