Одеса

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa), built during Katherine II's reign as part of the "Greek Project". Named after Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós) which was thought to be located in the vicinity of the Ukrainian city.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈdɛsɐ]

Proper noun

Оде́са • (Odésa) f (relational adjective оде́ски)

1. Odessa, Odesa (city in southwestern Ukraine, on the seacoast)

Related terms

• оде́счанец (odésčanec)
• оде́счанка (odésčanka)

References

• “Одеса”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈdɛsa]

Proper noun

Одеса • (Odesa) f (relational adjective одески)

1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• Аде́с (Adés) — obsolete

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈdɛsɐ]

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Proper noun

Оде́са • (Odésa) f inan (genitive Оде́си, uncountable, relational adjective оде́ський)

1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

Declension of Оде́са (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Оде́са Odésa
genitive	Оде́си Odésy
dative	Оде́сі Odési
accusative	Оде́су Odésu
instrumental	Оде́сою Odésoju
locative	Оде́сі Odési
vocative	Оде́со Odéso

Derived terms

Derived terms

• одесит (odesyt), одеситка (odesytka)
• одеський (odesʹkyj)
• Оде́ська о́бласть (Odésʹka óblastʹ)
• Оде́щина (Odéščyna)

References

• “Одеса”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)