власть

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

  • Glagolitic: ⰲⰾⰰⱄⱅⱐ (vlastĭ)

Etymology

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

Noun

власть (vlastĭ) f

  1. power

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic власть (vlastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *volstь. Doublet of во́лость (vólostʹ), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɫasʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

власть (vlastʹ) f inan (genitive вла́сти, nominative plural вла́сти, genitive plural власте́й)

  1. authority, authorities, power
    March 22 1917, Alexander Guchkov, Telegram to General Michael Alekseev:
    Вре́менное прави́тельство не располага́ет како́й-ли́бо реа́льной вла́стью, и его́ распоряже́ния осуществля́ются лишь в тех разме́рах, ко́и допуска́ет Сове́т рабо́чих и солда́тских депута́тов, кото́рый располага́ет важне́йшими элеме́нтами реа́льной вла́сти, так как войска́, желе́зные доро́ги, по́чта и телегра́ф в его́ рука́х.
    Vrémennoje pravítelʹstvo ne raspolagájet kakój-líbo reálʹnoj vlástʹju, i jevó rasporjažénija osuščestvljájutsja lišʹ v tex razmérax, kói dopuskájet Sovét rabóčix i soldátskix deputátov, kotóryj raspolagájet važnéjšimi eleméntami reálʹnoj vlásti, tak kak vojská, želéznyje dorógi, póčta i telegráf v jevó rukáx.
    The Provisional Government possesses no real power and its orders are executed only in so far as this is permitted by the Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies, which holds in its hands the most important elements of actual power, such as troops, railroads, postal and telegraph service are in its hands.
  2. rule, regime
  3. control
  4. (law) force (legal validity)

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Descendants

  • Armenian: վլաստ (vlast)

References

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic власть (vlastĭ). Doublet of во́лость (vólostʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɫasʲtʲ]

Noun

власть (vlastʹ) f inan (genitive вла́сті or вла́сти, nominative plural вла́сті, genitive plural вла́стей)

  1. (dated or poetic) power, authority
  2. (in the plural, colloquial) authorities
  3. (figurative, dated or poetic) power, control, dominion

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