Одеса

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.

• IPA^(key): [oˈdɛsɐ]

Оде́са • (Odésa) f (relational adjective оде́ски)

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

• оде́счанец (odésčanec)
• оде́счанка (odésčanka)

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

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈdɛsa]

Одеса • (Odesa) f (relational adjective одески)

1. Odessa (a city in Ukraine)

Ultimately from Ukrainian Одеса (Odesa), via either Carpathian Rusyn Одеса (Odesa) or Serbo-Croatian Одеса / Odesa.

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈdɛsa]
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: Оде‧са

Одеса (Odesa) f

1. Odessa (a port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea)
   • 2025 March 23, Я. Дюранїн, “Седемцме, а як єден”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     По английски найлєпше зна бешедовац Серґий бо, кед ше приселєл зоз фамелию до Коцура зоз Одеси у України, перфектно бешедовал по английски.

     Po anhlijski najljepše zna bešedovac Sergij bo, ked še priseljel zoz fameliju do Kocura zoz Odesi u Ukrajini, perfektno bešedoval po anhlijski.

     Sergij speaks English best because when he moved with his family to Kucura from Odessa in Ukraine, he spoke English perfectly.

• Аде́с (Adés) — obsolete

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈdɛsɐ]

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

1. Odessa (a city, an oblast of Ukraine)

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