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How to pronounce Murmansk

Say it like MER-mansk. Murmansk has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MER).

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US American/ˈmɚmænsk/MER-mansk
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  • MER
  • mansk
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Murmansk pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. MERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "er" in butter.
  2. manskKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does Murmansk mean?

proper noun
  1. A city, the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, on the Arctic Ocean.

Questions about saying Murmansk

How do you pronounce Murmansk?

Say MER-mansk. The American pronunciation is /ˈmɚmænsk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in Murmansk?

Murmansk has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MER). Broken into parts: MER · mansk.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).