Native speakers, please help!

[lovimoment.livejournal.com]

Which syllable is stressed in the last name "Rusakov"?

Ru-SA-kov or Ru-sa-KOV?

Thanks so much for your help!

Comments

[moon-aka-sun.livejournal.com]

The last one: Ru-sa-KOV

[lovimoment.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Normally

[natha1ie.livejournal.com]

I'd say RusakOv. However RusAkov it's possible too, but IMHO may be very rare.

Re: Normally

[b0bb.livejournal.com]

> I'd say RusakOv. However RusAkov it's possible too

Sure.
Like Sharapóva.

> but IMHO may be very rare.

Very, very rare.

[annyway.livejournal.com]

Nobody knows but the last name owner.
RusakOv is more common, but RusAkov could be in use too.

[lovimoment.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll go with Rusakov...I'm not actually talking to the owner of the name, just about him, and it would be nice to pronounce it as correctly as possible.

[lovimoment.livejournal.com]

RusaKOV, meant to write

[anyher.livejournal.com]

RusakOv if you not know exactly, but this can differ depend on your location. I thisnk RusakOv is more neutral. It is more common.

In case of second name you can be wrong time to time, and owner will fix you. I personally go thru 2 year battle with my Russian literature teacher about my second name forms. Well, i have not native russian second name :)

[lovimoment.livejournal.com]

It can't be worse than how my name is usually pronounced!

[e-tolstoon.livejournal.com]

The best way is to ask last name`s owner.

[b0bb.livejournal.com]

In clear cases like that it's not at all necessary.

[aliamosca.livejournal.com]

I am sure that it should be pronounced "RusaKOv", I've never heard RusAkov and SharapOva.
Only SharApova and RusakOv.

[b0bb.livejournal.com]

I was sarcastic about Sharapóva :)