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вождь

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *voďь.

Noun

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вождь (voždĭm

  1. leader

Declension

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Declension of вождь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative вождь
voždĭ
вожда
vožda
вожди
voždi
genitive вожда
vožda
вождоу
voždu
вождь
voždĭ
dative вождоу, вождеви
voždu, voždevi
вождема
voždema
вождемъ
voždemŭ
accusative вождь, вожда
voždĭ, vožda
вожда
vožda
вождѧ
voždę
instrumental вождемь
voždemĭ
вождема
voždema
вожди
voždi
locative вожди
voždi
вождоу
voždu
вождихъ
voždixŭ
vocative вождоу
voždu
вожда
vožda
вожди
voždi

Descendants

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  • Russian: вождь (voždʹ)

Further reading

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вождь (voždĭ), from Proto-Slavic *voďь. Displaced inherited Old East Slavic вожь (vožĭ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [voʂtʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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вождь (1)

вождь (voždʹm anim (genitive вождя́, nominative plural вожди́, genitive plural вожде́й)

  1. chief, chieftain (of a tribe)
    Кра́сное О́блако — вождь огла́ла-лако́та.
    Krásnoje Óblako — voždʹ oglála-lakóta.
    Red Cloud — chief of the Oglala-Lakota
  2. leader (inspiring or commanding a movement)
    • 1960, “Здесь Ленин жил [Here Lenin lived]”, Алексей Фатьянов [Aleksey Fatyanov] (lyrics), Борис Терентьев [Boris Terentyev] (music)‎[2]performed by Ансамбль Александрова [Alexandrov Ensemble]:
      Для всех гряду́щих поколе́ний
      На мра́море гори́т наве́к:
      Здесь жил наш вождь това́рищ Ле́нин,
      Просто́й, вели́кий челове́к.
      Dlja vsex grjadúščix pokolénij
      Na mrámore gorít navék:
      Zdesʹ žil naš voždʹ továrišč Lénin,
      Prostój, velíkij čelovék.
      For all future generations
      In marble [it] burns forever:
      Here lived our leader, comrade Lenin,
      A simple, great man.
  3. (dated) captain (leading an army)
    Synonym: полково́дец (polkovódec)

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вождь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вождь (voždĭ), from Proto-Slavic *voďь. Displaced inherited Old East Slavic вожь (vožĭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вождь (voždʹm pers (genitive вождя́, nominative plural вожді́, genitive plural вожді́в)

  1. chief, chieftain (of a tribe)
  2. leader (inspiring or commanding a movement)

Declension

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Declension of вождь
(pers soft masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative вождь
voždʹ
вожді́
voždí
genitive вождя́
voždjá
вожді́в
voždív
dative вожде́ві, вождю́
voždévi, voždjú
вождя́м
voždjám
accusative вождя́
voždjá
вожді́в
voždív
instrumental вожде́м
voždém
вождя́ми
voždjámy
locative вожде́ві, вождю́, вожді́
voždévi, voždjú, voždí
вождя́х
voždjáx
vocative во́ждю
vóždju
вожді́
voždí

References

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