улада
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- ўлада (ŭlada) (after vowels)
Etymology
Cognate with Ukrainian вла́да (vláda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [uˈɫada]
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Noun
ула́да • (uláda) f inan (genitive ула́ды, nominative plural ула́ды, genitive plural ула́д)
- power; authority
- Расейскія ўлады адмаўлялі магчымасьць уварваньня.
- Rasjejskija ŭlady admaŭljali mahčymasʹcʹ uvarvanʹnja.
- The Russian authorities denied the possibility of an invasion.
Usage notes
The forms ула́да (uláda) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўла́да (ŭláda) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
Declension of ула́да (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ула́да uláda |
ула́ды ulády |
| genitive | ула́ды ulády |
ула́д ulád |
| dative | ула́дзе uládzje |
ула́дам uládam |
| accusative | ула́ду uládu |
ула́ды ulády |
| instrumental | ула́дай, ула́даю uládaj, uládaju |
ула́дамі uládami |
| locative | ула́дзе uládzje |
ула́дах uládax |
| count form | — | ула́ды1 ulády1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- ула́дны (uládny)
- безула́ддзе (bjezuláddzje)
- праўладны (praŭladny)
References
- “улада” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org