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Transcription of Russian name

German translation: Schugew

21:34 Nov 24, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Linguistics / Russian name in German
English term or phrase: Transcription of Russian name
I have a Russian name in my text (which might be fictional). What are the German conventions for writing the following name:

Zhugev

I assume ".ugew". But what about the "Zh"?

TIA!
heikeb
German translation:Schugew
Explanation:
As in Dr. Zhivago - Dr. Schiwago
Brezhnev - Breschnew
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Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:32
Grading comment
Breschnew, naja, aber wie konnt' ich nur den Dr. Schiwago vergessen! :-)
Vielen Dank an alle, mal wieder was dazugelernt.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Schugew
Nesrin
4 +2leave as is
Andrea Pate-Cazal (X)
5sh
Karl Zeiler


Discussion entries: 1





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
transcription of russian name
Schugew


Explanation:
As in Dr. Zhivago - Dr. Schiwago
Brezhnev - Breschnew

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Breschnew, naja, aber wie konnt' ich nur den Dr. Schiwago vergessen! :-)
Vielen Dank an alle, mal wieder was dazugelernt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Reuben Proctor
11 mins
agree  Imme Haage: Zh is the British transscription = in German Sch that is true
1 hr
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
1 hr
agree  Stefan Kopp: Das wäre wohl die richtige Transkription, ich würde aber Schukow draus machen, den Rest gibts doch als Namen gar nicht
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
transcription of russian name
leave as is


Explanation:
I agree with the suggested transcription, but since I have been also translating from Russian into German, I know, that internationally the names are preferably kept in the English version..

Andrea Pate-Cazal (X)
United States
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heike Reagan
3 hrs
agree  Tamara Ferencak
8 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
transcription of russian name
sh


Explanation:
Es gibt mehrere Möglichkeiten, und die Verwirrung ist komplett. Ich habe folgende 2 Versionen gefunden: lateinische und Duden-Transliteration und dazu die Anmerkung: "besser nur sh".




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Note added at 22 hrs 17 mins (2004-11-25 19:52:36 GMT)
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Shugew


    Reference: http://www.uni-koeln.de/themen/fremdsprachig/cyr/russisch/ru...
Karl Zeiler
Spain
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: German
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