Орест
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Russian
Alternative forms
- Оре́стъ (Orést) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Оре́ст • (Orést) m anim (genitive Оре́ста)
Declension
Declension of Оре́ст (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- Оресте́я f (Orestéja, “the Oresteia, trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus”)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).
Pronunciation 1
Proper noun
Оре́ст • (Orést) m pers (genitive Оре́ста, nominative plural Оре́сти, genitive plural Оре́стів)
- Orestes (character of Greek mythology)
Declension
Declension of Оре́ст (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Оре́ст Orést |
Оре́сти Orésty |
| genitive | Оре́ста Orésta |
Оре́стів Oréstiv |
| dative | Оре́стові, Оре́сту Oréstovi, Oréstu |
Оре́стам Oréstam |
| accusative | Оре́ста Orésta |
Оре́стів Oréstiv |
| instrumental | Оре́стом Oréstom |
Оре́стами Oréstamy |
| locative | Оре́стові, Оре́сті Oréstovi, Orésti |
Оре́стах Oréstax |
| vocative | Оре́сте Oréste |
Оре́сти Orésty |
Pronunciation 2
Proper noun
О́рест • (Órest) m pers (genitive О́реста, nominative plural О́рести, genitive plural О́рестів)
- a male given name, Orest, equivalent to English Orestes or Orestis
Declension
Declension of О́рест (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | О́рест Órest |
О́рести Óresty |
| genitive | О́реста Óresta |
О́рестів Órestiv |
| dative | О́рестові, О́ресту Órestovi, Órestu |
О́рестам Órestam |
| accusative | О́реста Óresta |
О́рестів Órestiv |
| instrumental | О́рестом Órestom |
О́рестами Órestamy |
| locative | О́рестові, О́ресті Órestovi, Óresti |
О́рестах Órestax |
| vocative | О́ресте Óreste |
О́рести Óresty |
Derived terms
- О́рестович (Órestovyč) (male patronymic)
- О́рестівна (Órestivna) (female patronymic)
Further reading
- “Орест”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “Орест”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)