ソビエト

Japanese

Alternative spelling
蘇維埃

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian сове́т (sovét).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) エト [sòbíꜜètò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞bʲie̞to̞]

Noun

ソビエト • (sobieto

  1. (historical) soviet (a form of government in Russia and the ex-USSR since 1905)

Proper noun

ソビエト • (Sobieto

  1. short for ソビエト社会主義共和国連邦 (Sobieto Shakai Shugi Kyōwakoku Renpō, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN