самодержець

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From само- (samo-) +‎ держа́ти (deržáty) +‎ -ець (-ecʹ). Calque of Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs). Compare Russian самоде́ржец (samodéržec), Belarusian самадзе́ржац (samadzjéržac).

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Noun

самоде́ржець (samodéržecʹm pers (genitive самоде́ржця, nominative plural самоде́ржці, genitive plural самоде́ржців, feminine самоде́ржиця)

  1. autocrat
    Synonyms: автокра́т m (avtokrát), (dated, rare) самодержа́вець m (samoderžávecʹ)

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