Russian

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) вѣ́дѣніе ‎(vě́děnije)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲedʲɪnʲɪje]

Noun

ве́дение • ‎(védenije) n inan ‎(genitive ве́дения, nominative plural ве́дения, genitive plural ве́дений)

1. knowledge, lore
2. authority, charge, competence

Declension

Related terms

• краеве́дческий ‎(krajevédčeskij)

Etymology 2

From вести́ ‎(vestí, “to conduct, direct”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‎(“to move”).

Alternative forms

• веде́ніе ‎(vedénije) (vedénije, pre-1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪˈdʲenʲɪje]

Noun

веде́ние • ‎(vedénije) n inan ‎(genitive веде́ния, nominative plural веде́ния, genitive plural веде́ний)

1. directing, leadership

   ведение (бухгалтерских) книг‎ ― vedenije (buxgalterskix) knig ― bookkeeping

   ведение хозяйства‎ ― vedenije xozjajstva ― housekeeping

   ведение огня‎ ― vedenije ognja ― firing (weapons)

2. management, managing
3. conducting

Declension