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): [xɛrˈsɔn]

Proper noun

Херсо́н • (Hersón)

1. Kherson (city in southern Ukraine)

Russian

Alternative forms

• Херсо́нъ (Xersón) — pre-1918 spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xʲɪrˈson]

Proper noun

Херсо́н • (Xersón) m inan (genitive Херсо́на, relational 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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Χερσω̃ν (Khersō̃n, “Chersonesus”), from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos, “Chersonesus”). Doublet of Ко́рсунь m sg (Kórsunʹ) and Херсоне́с m sg (Xersonés).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛrˈsɔn/, [xerˈs̪ɔn̪]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Хер‧со́н

Proper noun

Херсо́н • (Xersón) m inan (genitive Херсо́на, uncountable, relational 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

• херсо́нець m pers (xersónecʹ)
• херсо́нка f pers (xersónka)
• Херсо́нщина f inan (Xersónščyna)

References

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