волость

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic волость (volostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *volstь (“rule”). Doublet of власть (vlastʹ, “power, authority”), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvoləsʲtʲ]

Noun

во́лость • (vólostʹ) f inan (genitive во́лости, nominative plural во́лости, genitive plural волосте́й)

  1. (historical) volost, district, county

Declension

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		 волостя́м
volostjám
accusative во́лость
vólostʹ		 во́лости
vólosti
instrumental во́лостью
vólostʹju		 волостя́ми
volostjámi
prepositional во́лости
vólosti		 волостя́х
volostjáx

Descendants

  • Kazakh: болыс (bolıs)
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