губерния
Russian
Alternative forms
- губе́рнія (gubérnija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- губ. (gub.) (abbreviation)
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 • (gubérnija) f inan (genitive губе́рнии, nominative plural губе́рнии, genitive plural губе́рний, relational adjective губе́рнский)
- (historical) province, governorate, gubernia (an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire)
Declension
Declension of губе́рния (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | губе́рния gubérnija |
губе́рнии gubérnii |
| genitive | губе́рнии gubérnii |
губе́рний gubérnij |
| dative | губе́рнии gubérnii |
губе́рниям gubérnijam |
| accusative | губе́рнию gubérniju |
губе́рнии gubérnii |
| instrumental | губе́рнией, губе́рниею gubérnijej, gubérnijeju |
губе́рниями gubérnijami |
| prepositional | губе́рнии gubérnii |
губе́рниях gubérnijax |
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