волость
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic волость (volostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *volstь (“rule”). Doublet of власть (vlastʹ, “power, authority”), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
Noun
во́лость • (vólostʹ) f inan (genitive во́лости, nominative plural во́лости, genitive plural волосте́й)
Declension
Declension of во́лость (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)
Pre-reform declension of во́лость (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | во́лость vólostʹ |
во́лости vólosti |
| genitive | во́лости vólosti |
волосте́й volostéj |
| dative | во́лости vólosti |
волостя́мъ volostjám |
| accusative | во́лость vólostʹ |
во́лости vólosti |
| instrumental | во́лостью vólostʹju |
волостя́ми volostjámi |
| prepositional | во́лости vólosti |
волостя́хъ volostjáx |
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волость”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic волость (volostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *volstь (“rule”).
Pronunciation
Noun
во́лость • (vólostʹ) f inan (genitive во́лості or во́лости, nominative plural во́лості, genitive plural волосте́й)
Declension
Declension of во́лость (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a/e)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | во́лость vólostʹ |
во́лості vólosti |
| genitive | во́лості, во́лости vólosti, vólosty |
волосте́й volostéj |
| dative | во́лості vólosti |
во́лостям, волостя́м vólostjam, volostjám |
| accusative | во́лость vólostʹ |
во́лості vólosti |
| instrumental | во́лостю vólostju |
во́лостями, волостя́ми vólostjamy, volostjámy |
| locative | во́лості vólosti |
во́лостях, волостя́х vólostjax, volostjáx |
| vocative | во́лосте vóloste |
во́лості vólosti |