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свобода

свобода

Bulgarian

Noun

свобо́да (svobóda) f

  1. freedom (not being imprisoned or enslaved)

Old Church Slavonic

Noun

свобода (svoboda) f

  1. freedom

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svoboda (freedom). It has a variant in Old Russian слобода (sloboda). Common Slavonic *sveboda is related to Old Church Slavonic свобьство (svobĭstvo), собьство (sobĭstvo), where *svobь is from *svojь (see свой (svoj), свойство (svojstvo)). Cognate with German Schwaben, Latin and English Suebi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svɐˈbodə]

Noun

свобо́да (svobóda) f inan (genitive свобо́ды, nominative plural свобо́ды, genitive plural свобо́д)

  1. freedom, liberty
    Пока́ есть госуда́рство, нет свобо́ды. Когда́ бу́дет свобо́да, не бу́дет госуда́рства. (Влади́мир Ле́нин)
    Poká jestʹ gosudárstvo, net svobódy. Kogdá búdet svobóda, ne búdet gosudárstva. (Vladímir Lénin)
    While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State. (Vladimir Lenin)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [swɔˈbɔdɐ]

Noun

свобо́да (svobóda) f inan (genitive свобо́ди, nominative plural свобо́ди)

  1. freedom, liberty

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