Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian
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The Wikipedia romanization of Russian is a modification of the BGN/PCGN romanization of Russian. It is used in the English Wikipedia per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Russia) as suitable for Anglophones.
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Abbreviations are romanized with capitalization as indicated, e.g., ДШК = DShK, unless there is a common English rendering.
Differences from the BGN/PCGN romanization
- Consonant letters: б в г д ж з к л м н п р с т ф х ц ч ш щ
- Vowel letters: а е ё и о у ы э ю я
- Iotated vowel letters: е ё ю я
- Semivowel letter: й
- Modifier letters: ь ъ
| Russian spelling |
English Wikipedia romanization |
Special provision | Examples WP romanization | Examples BGN/PCGN romanization |
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| Е (е) | (e) | Майер = Mayer (e after й) | Майер = Mayyer (ye after й) | |
| Ё (ё) | Yo (yo) | Ёлкино = Yolkino Озёрск = Ozyorsk |
Yë (yë) or Ë (ë) | |
| Й (й) | Y (y) | Except in –ый and –ий endings (see below) | Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola Бийск = Biysk (never use a medial dot) |
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| ъ (твёрдый знак) | Omitted | When followed by an iotated vowel (е, ё, ю, я) | Подъярский = Podyarsky | Подъездной = Podˮyezdnoy |
| y | When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э) | (Мусийкъонгийкоте = Musiykyongiykote) | Musiykˮongiykote | |
| Ы (ы) | Y (y) | Except in –ый ending (see below) | Ытык-Кюёль = Ytyk-Kyuyol Давыдов = Davydov (never use a medial dot) |
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| ь (мягкий знак) | Omitted |
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Тюмень = Tyumenʼ |
| y | When followed by a vowel | Ильинский = Ilyinsky | ||
| –ый endings | -y | Красный = Krasny | Krasnyy | |
| –ий endings | -y | In names of people and adjectives of Russian origin | Синий = Siny; Великий = Veliky | Siniy; Velikiy |
| -iy | In nouns or words of non-Russian origin | Рыркайпий = Ryrkaypiy | ||
| -ые endings | -ye | Набережные Челны = Naberezhnye Chelny | Naberezhnyye Chelny |
Full rules
| Russian spelling |
English romanization |
Special provision | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| А (а) | A (a) | Аликово = Alikovo Поганкино = Pogankino | |
| Б (б) | B (b) | Болотин = Bolotin Колбасин = Kolbasin | |
| В (в) | V (v) | Воронин = Voronin Привалин = Privalin | |
| Г (г) | G (g) | Галкин = Galkin Луговой = Lugovoy | |
| Д (д) | D (d) | Дровяное = Drovyanoye Подгорск = Podgorsk | |
| Е (е) | E (e) | After consonants | Белкин = Belkin |
| Ye (ye) |
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| Ё (ё) | Yo (yo) | Ёлкино = Yolkino Озёрск = Ozyorsk | |
| Ж (ж) | Zh (zh) | Жиров = Zhirov Приволжское = Privolzhskoye | |
| З (з) | Z (z) | Зорин = Zorin Обозов = Obozov | |
| И (и) | I (i) | Except in an -ий ending (see below) | Иркутск = Irkutsk Владивосток = Vladivostok |
| Й (й) | Y (y) | Except in -ый and -ий endings (see below) | Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola Бийск = Biysk |
| К (к) | K (k) | Киров = Kirov Галкин = Galkin | |
| Л (л) | L (l) | Лапинск = Lapinsk Комсомольск = Komsomolsk | |
| М (м) | M (m) | Мичурин = Michurin Колыма = Kolyma | |
| Н (н) | N (n) | Нальчик = Nalchik Савино = Savino | |
| О (о) | O (o) | Оха = Okha Грозный = Grozny | |
| П (п) | P (p) | Петроград = Petrograd Ставрополь = Stavropol | |
| Р (р) | R (r) | Родниковое = Rodnikovoye Высокогорск = Vysokogorsk | |
| С (с) | S (s) | Ступино = Stupino Бирск = Birsk | |
| Т (т) | T (t) | Тавричанка = Tavrichanka Ростов = Rostov | |
| У (у) | U (u) | Улетайск = Uletaysk Шушенское = Shushenskoye | |
| Ф (ф) | F (f) | Фёдоровка = Fyodorovka Уфа = Ufa | |
| Х (х) | Kh (kh) | Хабаровск = Khabarovsk Оха = Okha | |
| Ц (ц) | Ts (ts) | Царское = Tsarskoye Зарецкий = Zaretsky | |
| Ч (ч) | Ch (ch) | Черемшаны = Cheremshany Зареченск = Zarechensk | |
| Ш (ш) | Sh (sh) | Шадрин = Shadrin Моршанск = Morshansk | |
| Щ (щ) | Shch (shch) | Щукино = Shchukino Рощинский = Roshchinsky | |
| ъ (твёрдый знак) | Omitted | When followed by an iotated vowel (е, ё, ю, я) | Подъярский = Podyarsky |
| y | When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э) | Мусийкъонгийкоте = Musiykyongiykote | |
| Ы (ы) | Y (y) | Except in an -ый ending (see below) | Ытык-Кюёль = Ytyk-Kyuyol Давыдов = Davydov |
| ь (мягкий знак) | Omitted |
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| y | When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э) | Ильинский = Ilyinsky | |
| Э (э) | E (e) | Элиста = Elista Тетраэдральный = Tetraedralny | |
| Ю (ю) | Yu (yu) | Южный = Yuzhny Вилючинск = Vilyuchinsk | |
| Я (я) | Ya (ya) | Ярославль = Yaroslavl Бурянск = Buryansk | |
| -ый endings | -y | Красный = Krasny | |
| -ий endings | -y | In names of people and adjectives of Russian origin. | Синий = Siny; Великий = Veliky |
| -iy | Noun or of non-Russian origin | Рыркайпий = Ryrkaypiy | |
| -ые endings | -ye | Набережные Челны = Naberezhnye Chelny |
See also
External links
- Wikipedia romanization of Russian - online service with the Wikipedia romanization of Russian. Also supports ISO 9, ICAO, BGN/PCGN, and other standards of Russian transliteration.