воѥвода
See also: воевода
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda. Equivalent to вои (voi, “troop, army”) + водити (voditi).
Noun
воѥвода • (vojevoda) m
- military commander
- from Vita Constantini, 0801900-0801910:
- Козарꙿскꙑ же воѥвода съ вои шьдь ѡбьстоупꙇи христꙇанꙿскꙑ градь и ѡплете се ѡ нѥмь.
- A Khazar commander came with his troops, surrounded a certain Christian city, and laid siege to it.
- from Vita Constantini, 0801900-0801910:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | воѥвода vojevoda |
воѥводѣ vojevodě |
воѥводꙑ vojevody |
| genitive | воѥводꙑ vojevody |
воѥводоу vojevodu |
воѥводъ vojevodŭ |
| dative | воѥводѣ vojevodě |
воѥводама vojevodama |
воѥводамъ vojevodamŭ |
| accusative | воѥводѫ vojevodǫ |
воѥводѣ vojevodě |
воѥводꙑ vojevody |
| instrumental | воѥводоѭ vojevodojǫ |
воѥводама vojevodama |
воѥводами vojevodami |
| locative | воѥводѣ vojevodě |
воѥводоу vojevodu |
воѥводахъ vojevodaxŭ |
| vocative | воѥводо vojevodo |
воѥводѣ vojevodě |
воѥводꙑ vojevody |
Derived terms
- воѥводьство (vojevodĭstvo)
Further reading
- “воѥвода”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025