вождь

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *voďь.

Noun

вождь • (voždĭ) m

1. leader

Declension

Declension of вождь (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	вождь voždĭ	вожда vožda	вожди voždi
Accusative	вождь, вожда voždĭ, vožda	вожда vožda	вождѧ voždę
Genitive	вожда vožda	вождоу voždu	вождь voždĭ
Locative	вожди voždi	вождоу voždu	вождихъ voždixŭ
Dative	вождоу, вождеви voždu, voždevi	вождема voždema	вождемъ voždemŭ
Instrumental	вождемь voždemĭ	вождема voždema	вожди voždi
Vocative	вождоу voždu	вожда vožda	вожди voždi

Descendants

• → Russian: вождь (voždʹ)

Further reading

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “вождь”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 120
• Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “вождь”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae), volume 1, Prague: Euroslavica, page 207

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voʂtʲ]

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Noun

вождь • (voždʹ) m anim (genitive вождя́, nominative plural вожди́, genitive plural вожде́й)

1. chief, chieftain (of a tribe)
2. leader (inspiring or commanding a movement)
3. (dated) captain (leading an army)

   Synonym: полково́дец (polkovódec)

Declension

Declension of вождь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	во́ждь vóždʹ	вожди́ voždí
genitive	вождя́ voždjá	вожде́й voždéj
dative	вождю́ voždjú	вождя́м voždjám
accusative	вождя́ voždjá	вожде́й voždéj
instrumental	вождём voždjóm	вождя́ми voždjámi
prepositional	вожде́ voždé	вождя́х voždjáx

Pre-reform declension of вождь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	во́ждь vóždʹ	вожди́ voždí
genitive	вождя́ voždjá	вожде́й voždéj
dative	вождю́ voždjú	вождя́мъ voždjám
accusative	вождя́ voždjá	вожде́й voždéj
instrumental	вождёмъ voždjóm	вождя́ми voždjámi
prepositional	вождѣ́ voždě́	вождя́хъ voždjáx

Related terms

• води́ть (vodítʹ)
• вожа́к (vožák)
• вожа́тый (vožátyj)
• во́жжи (vóžži)

Descendants

• → English: vozhd

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вождь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

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Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɔʒdʲ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

вождь • (voždʹ) m pers (genitive вождя́, nominative plural вожді́, genitive plural вожді́в)

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

Declension

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

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вождь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “вождь”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)