губерния

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from a reanalysis of губерна́тор (gubernátor, governor), modeled on импе́рия (impérija, empire) < импера́тор (imperátor, emperor). Compare Polish gubernia, generally described as borrowed from the Russian term; however, Smirnov (1910) believed that the direction of borrowing was the opposite. Compare Medieval Latin gubernium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə]
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Noun

губе́рния • (gubérnijaf inan (genitive губе́рнии, nominative plural губе́рнии, genitive plural губе́рний, relational adjective губе́рнский)

  1. (historical) province, governorate, gubernia (an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: guberni
  • Latvian: guberņa

References

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