Олеся

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈɫɛsʲɐ]

Proper noun

Оле́ся • (Olésja) f pers (genitive Оле́сі, nominative plural Оле́сі, genitive plural Оле́сь)

  1. a diminutive, Olesya, of the female given name Олекса́ндра (Oleksándra), equivalent to English Alexa

Declension

Although Ukrainian soft feminine-form nouns usually take the ending -е in the vocative singular, the vocative singular of Олеся is typically formed as Оле́сю (Olésju) rather than *Оле́се.[1]

Derived terms

  • Ле́ся f (Lésja) (diminutive)

References

  1. Катерина Городенська (2012) “Кличмо їх Лесю, Олесю, Орисю”, in Культура слова [Culture of the Word], number 77, NASU Institute of Ukrainian Language, →ISSN, page 189

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