Херсон

Херсон

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

• IPA^(key): [xʲɛrˈsɔn]

Proper noun

Херсо́н • (Hersón)

1. Kherson (city in southern Ukraine)

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Russian

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xʲɪrˈson]

Proper noun

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

1. 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) 

	singular
nominative	Херсо́н Xersón
genitive	Херсо́на Xersóna
dative	Херсо́ну Xersónu
accusative	Херсо́н Xersón
instrumental	Херсо́ном Xersónom
prepositional	Херсо́не Xersóne

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Χερσω̃νος m (Khersō̃nos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛrˈsɔn/, [xerˈs̪ɔn̪]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Хер‧со́н

Proper noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Херсо́н (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Херсо́н Xersón
genitive	Херсо́на Xersóna
dative	Херсо́нові, Херсо́ну Xersónovi, Xersónu
accusative	Херсо́н Xersón
instrumental	Херсо́ном Xersónom
locative	Херсо́ну, Херсо́ні Xersónu, Xersóni
vocative	Херсо́не Xersóne

Derived terms

• Херсо́нщина f (Xersónščyna)