Одесса

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós) — the name of an ancient Greek colony which supposedly was located near the present location in Ukraine. The name was given to the city in 1795 at the suggestion of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈdʲes(ː)ə]
  • IPA(key): [ɐˈdɛs(ː)ə] (phonetic respelling: Одэ́сса)
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Proper noun

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Оде́сса (Odéssa, Odɛ́ssaf inan (genitive Оде́ссы, relational adjective оде́сский)

  1. Odessa (a city, the administrative center of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Օդեսա (Ōdesa)
  • Georgian: ადესა (adesa, grape variety)
  • Laz: ადესა (adesa, grape variety)
  • Mingrelian: ადესა (adesa, grape variety)
  • Turkish: adesa (grape variety)