государь
Russian
Alternative forms
- осуда́рь (osudárʹ) (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old East Slavic государь (gosudarĭ), a later form of господарь (gospodarĭ).[1] The reshaping of the latter has been explained by the influence of the root суд- (sud-, “to judge”)[2] or by a relaxed pronunciation[3].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəsʊˈdarʲ]
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Noun
госуда́рь • (gosudárʹ) m anim (genitive госуда́ря, nominative plural госуда́ри, genitive plural госуда́рей, feminine госуда́рыня)
- sovereign
- Your Majesty
- sire
- ми́лостивый госуда́рь ― mílostivyj gosudárʹ ― Sir; Dear sir (in letters)
Declension
Declension of госуда́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | госуда́рь gosudárʹ |
госуда́ри gosudári |
| genitive | госуда́ря gosudárja |
госуда́рей gosudárej |
| dative | госуда́рю gosudárju |
госуда́рям gosudárjam |
| accusative | госуда́ря gosudárja |
госуда́рей gosudárej |
| instrumental | госуда́рем gosudárem |
госуда́рями gosudárjami |
| prepositional | госуда́ре gosudáre |
госуда́рях gosudárjax |
Related terms
- госуда́рство (gosudárstvo)
- госуда́рыня (gosudárynja)
- -с (-s)
- су́дарь (súdarʹ)
- суда́рыня (sudárynja)
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964), “государь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume I, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress, page 448
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “государь”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume I, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 210ab
- Cyganenko, G. B. (1989), “государь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kiev: Radjansʹka škola, page 92
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