Одесса
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós) — the name of an ancient Greek colony which supposedly was located near the present location in Ukraine. The name was given to the city in 1795 at the suggestion of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈdʲes(ː)ə]
- IPA(key): [ɐˈdɛs(ː)ə] (phonetic respelling: Одэ́сса)
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Proper noun
Оде́сса • (Odéssa, Odɛ́ssa) f inan (genitive Оде́ссы, relational adjective оде́сский)
- Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of Оде́сса (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Оде́сса Odéssa, Odɛ́ssa |
| genitive | Оде́ссы Odéssy, Odɛ́ssy |
| dative | Оде́ссе Odésse, Odɛ́sse |
| accusative | Оде́ссу Odéssu, Odɛ́ssu |
| instrumental | Оде́ссой, Оде́ссою Odéssoj, Odéssoju, Odɛ́ssoj, Odɛ́ssoju |
| prepositional | Оде́ссе Odésse, Odɛ́sse |
Pre-reform declension of Оде́сса (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Оде́сса Odéssa, Odɛ́ssa |
| genitive | Оде́ссы Odéssy, Odɛ́ssy |
| dative | Оде́ссѣ Odéssě, Odɛ́ssě |
| accusative | Оде́ссу Odéssu, Odɛ́ssu |
| instrumental | Оде́ссой, Оде́ссою Odéssoj, Odéssoju, Odɛ́ssoj, Odɛ́ssoju |
| prepositional | Оде́ссѣ Odéssě, Odɛ́ssě |
Synonyms
- го́род-ма́ма (górod-máma)
Related terms
- одесси́т (odessít, odɛssít), одесси́тка (odessítka, odɛssítka)
- одесси́тский (odessítskij, odɛssítskij)