володеть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic володѣти (voloděti), from Proto-Slavic *volděti (to rule), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (to rule). Doublet of владе́ть (vladétʹ), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic. Cognates include Ukrainian володі́ти (volodíty).

Pronunciation

Verb

володе́ть (volodétʹimpf

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) to possess, to own

Conjugation