Херсон

Borrowed from Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), built during Catherine II's reign as part of the "Greek Project". Named after Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).

• IPA^(key): [xɛrˈsɔn]

Херсо́н • (Hersón)

1. Kherson (city in southern Ukraine)

• Херсо́нъ (Xersón) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

• IPA^(key): [xʲɪrˈson]

Херсо́н • (Xersón) m inan (genitive Херсо́на, relational adjective херсо́нский)

1. Kherson (a city, the administrative center of Kherson Oblast, in southern Ukraine)

From Byzantine Greek Χερσω̃ν (Khersō̃n, “Chersonesus”), from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos, “Chersonesus”). Doublet of Ко́рсунь m sg (Kórsunʹ) and Херсоне́с m sg (Xersonés).

• IPA^(key): /xɛrˈsɔn/, [xerˈs̪ɔn̪]

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• Hyphenation: Хер‧со́н

Херсо́н • (Xersón) m inan (genitive Херсо́на, uncountable, relational adjective херсо́нський)

1. Kherson (a city, the administrative center of Kherson Oblast, in southern Ukraine)

• “Херсон”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)