власт

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀstís

Proto-Slavic *volstь

Bulgarian власт

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volstь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɫast]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ast

Noun

власт • (vlast) f (relational adjective вла́стов)

1. power, authority, influence
2. government, authorities

Declension

Declension of власт

	singular	plural
indefinite	власт vlast	вла́сти vlásti
definite	властта́ vlasttá	вла́стите vlástite

Derived terms

• вла́стов (vlástov), вла́стен (vlásten)
• вла́ствам (vlástvam)
• вла́стник (vlástnik), вла́стнически (vlástničeski)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volstь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɫast]

Noun

власт • (vlast) f

1. rule, power, dominion

Declension

Declension of власт

	singular	plural
indefinite	власт (vlast)	власти (vlasti)
definite unspecified	власта (vlasta)	властите (vlastite)
definite proximal	—	властиве (vlastive)
definite distal	—	властине (vlastine)
vocative	власт (vlast)	власти (vlasti)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀstís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːst/

Noun

вла̑ст f (Latin spelling vlȃst)

1. power, control
2. authority

Declension

Declension of власт

	singular	plural
nominative	вла̑ст	вла̑сти
genitive	вла̑сти	вла́стӣ
dative	вла̑сти	вла́стима
accusative	вла̑ст	вла̑сти
vocative	вла̑сти	вла̑сти
locative	вла́сти	вла́стима
instrumental	вла̑шћу	вла́стима

Related terms

• вла́дати

Further reading

• “власт”, in Raskovnik [Dictionary portal Raskovnik of the Institute for the Serbian Language, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts] (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2015–2026