свобода

Bulgarian

Noun

свобода (svobóda) f

1. freedom (not being imprisoned or enslaved)

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Old Church Slavonic

Noun

свобода (svoboda) f

1. freedom

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sveboda (“freedom”). It has a variant in Old Russian слобода (sloboda). Common Slavonic *sveboda is related to Old Church Slavonic свобьство (svobĭstvo), собьство (sobĭstvo), where *svobь is from *svojь (see свой, свойство). Cognate with German Schwaben, Latin and English Suebi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /svɐ'bodə/

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Noun

свобода (svobóda) f

1. freedom

   Пока́ есть госуда́рство, нет свобо́ды. Когда́ бу́дет свобо́да, не бу́дет госуда́рства. (Влади́мир Ле́нин)

   While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State. (Vladimir Lenin)

Declension

    declension of свобода

	singular	plural
nominative	свобо́да	свобо́ды
genitive	свобо́ды	свобо́д
dative	свобо́де	свобо́дам
accusative	свобо́ду	свобо́ды
instrumental	свобо́дой, свобо́дою	свобо́дами
prepositional	свобо́де	свобо́дах

Synonyms

• воля

Related terms

• свободный
• свобождать
• свобождить