Херсон
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), built during Catherine II's reign as part of the "Greek Project". Named after Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Херсо́н • (Hersón)
Russian
Alternative forms
- Херсо́нъ (Xersón) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Херсо́н • (Xersón) m inan (genitive Херсо́на, relational adjective херсо́нский)
- Kherson (a city, the administrative center of Kherson Oblast, in southern Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of Херсо́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Χερσω̃ν (Khersō̃n, “Chersonesus”), from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos, “Chersonesus”). Doublet of Ко́рсунь m sg (Kórsunʹ) and Херсоне́с m sg (Xersonés).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Херсо́н • (Xersón) m inan (genitive Херсо́на, uncountable, relational adjective херсо́нський)
- Kherson (a city, the administrative center of Kherson Oblast, in southern Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of Херсо́н (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- херсо́нець m pers (xersónecʹ)
- херсо́нка f pers (xersónka)
- Херсо́нщина f inan (Xersónščyna)
References
- “Херсон”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)