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