ладья

Russian
Варяжские ладьи

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oldī, cognate with modern Russian ло́дка (lódka)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɐˈdʲja]

Noun

ладья́ • (ladʹjá) f inan (genitive ладьи́, nominative plural ладьи́, genitive plural ладе́й)

  1. (archaic) boat, longship (a type of medieval vessel propelled by oars and a sail)
  2. vase or other vessel in the form of a boat
  3. (chess) rook, castle (Russian abbreviation: Л)

Declension
Declension of ладья́ (inan fem-form vowel-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative ладья́
ladʹjá		 ладьи́
ladʹí
genitive ладьи́
ladʹí		 ладе́й
ladéj
dative ладье́
ladʹjé		 ладья́м
ladʹjám
accusative ладью́
ladʹjú		 ладьи́
ladʹí
instrumental ладьёй, ладьёю
ladʹjój, ladʹjóju		 ладья́ми
ladʹjámi
prepositional ладье́
ladʹjé		 ладья́х
ladʹjáx

Synonyms

See also
Chess pieces in Russian · ша́хматные фигу́ры (šáxmatnyje figúry) (layout · text)
коро́ль (korólʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) ладья́ (ladʹjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (péška)

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ладья”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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