Old Church Slavonic

Noun

область • ‎(oblastĭ) f

1. power, jurisdiction

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic область ‎(oblastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obolstь. Displaced native Old East Slavic оболость ‎(obolostĭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈobləsʲtʲ]

Noun

о́бласть • ‎(óblastʹ) f inan ‎(genitive о́бласти, nominative plural о́бласти, genitive plural областе́й)

1. region, oblast, province
2. sphere, field (area of knowledge)

Declension

Related terms

• областно́й ‎(oblastnój)

See also

• край ‎(kraj)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “область”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “область”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 586

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *obolstь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔblɐsʲtʲ]

Noun

о́бласть • ‎(óblastʹ) f inan ‎(genitive о́бласті, nominative plural о́бласті)

1. province, region, territory
2. sphere (of influence etc.)

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “область”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka