how to pronounce меркурий

/mʲɪrˈkurʲɪj/

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меркурий is pronounced in three syllables

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mʲ

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rʲ

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An example use of меркурий in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… ворачивается особенно как меркурий утром …”

meanings of меркурий

noun:

Mercury.
Mercury preparation as used in medicine.

name:

Mercury.

меркурий frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word меркурий occurs in russian on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.