осавул
Ukrainian
Etymology
From a Turkic language; compare Azerbaijani yasavul (“commander”). Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭᠤᠯ (ǰasaɣul).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔsɐˈwuɫ]
Noun
осаву́л • (osavúl) m pers (genitive осаву́ла, nominative plural осаву́ли, genitive plural осаву́лів, relational adjective осаву́лів or осаву́льський)
- (military, historical) an elective Cossack captain, esaul
- (military, historical) Cossack captain, esaul (as a rank in the Russian Empire)
- (rare, historical) steward (managing landowner’s manor)
- Synonym: осаву́ла (osavúla)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | осаву́л osavúl |
осаву́ли osavúly |
| genitive | осаву́ла osavúla |
осаву́лів osavúliv |
| dative | осаву́лові, осаву́лу osavúlovi, osavúlu |
осаву́лам osavúlam |
| accusative | осаву́ла osavúla |
осаву́лів osavúliv |
| instrumental | осаву́лом osavúlom |
осаву́лами osavúlamy |
| locative | осаву́лові, осаву́лі osavúlovi, osavúli |
осаву́лах osavúlax |
| vocative | осаву́ле osavúle |
осаву́ли osavúly |
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “осаву́л”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “осавул”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “осавул”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN