Odesa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa) (cognate with Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa)).

Proper noun

Odesa

  1. Alternative spelling of Odessa:
    1. A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
    2. A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
    3. An oblast of Ukraine.
    • 2022 October 17, Ivana Kottasová, “‘Kamikaze’ drones are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know”, in CNN[1]:
      The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Odessa.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). This form has been gaining currency particularly since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Proper noun

Odesa n

  1. alternative spelling of Odessa

Latvian

Proper noun

Odesa

  1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Odesa (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative Odesa
genitive Odesas
dative Odesai
accusative Odesu
instrumental Odesu
locative Odesā
vocative Odesa

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Odesa f

  1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Odesa
nominative Odesa
genitive Odesos
dative Odesai
accusative Odesą
instrumental Odesa
locative Odesoje
vocative Odesa

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈdesa/ [oˈð̞e.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: O‧de‧sa

Proper noun

Odesa f

  1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)