ALMATY
Gary H. Toops
TOOPS at TWSUVM.UC.TWSU.EDU
Sat Feb 17 18:13:12 UTC 1996
Now that the capital of Kazakstan (sic) is known as Almaty rather than
Alma-Ata, what is the "declensional status" of the place name in
Russian? Is it a plurale tantum (like Kanny `Cannes', Afiny `Athens')
or an indeclinable singular? In other words, do you say in Russian
_Ja zhivu v Almaty_ or _v Almatax_? Do you say _Ja rodom iz Almaty_?
_iz Almat_? _iz Almatov_?
Thanks.
Gary H. Toops TOOPS at TWSUVM.UC.TWSU.EDU
Associate Professor Ph (316) 689-3180
Wichita State University Fx (316) 689-3293
Wichita, Kansas 67260-0011 USA http://www.twsu.edu/~mcllwww
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