власть

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volstь.

Noun

власть (vlastĭ) f

  1. power

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic власть (vlastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *volstь. Doublet of во́лость (vólostʹ), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vlasʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

власть (vlastʹ) f inan (genitive вла́сти, nominative plural вла́сти, genitive plural власте́й)

  1. authority, authorities, power
  2. rule, regime
  3. control
  4. (law) force (legal validity)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), власть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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