Oblast

Oblast

See also: oblast, óblast, and oblasť

German

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Russian область (oblastʹ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.blast/, /ˈɔp.last/, /ˈoː.blast/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    Oblast f (genitive Oblast, plural Oblaste or Oblasten) or Oblast m (strong, genitive Oblastes or Oblasts, plural Oblaste or Oblasts)

    1. oblast (administrative unit in a Slavic country)
    Declension
    Declension of Oblast [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Oblast die Oblaste, Oblasten
    genitive einer der Oblast der Oblaste, Oblasten
    dative einer der Oblast den Oblasten
    accusative eine die Oblast die Oblaste, Oblasten
    Declension of Oblast [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Oblast die Oblaste, Oblasts
    genitive eines des Oblastes, Oblasts der Oblaste, Oblasts
    dative einem dem Oblast, Oblaste1 den Oblasten, Oblasts
    accusative einen den Oblast die Oblaste, Oblasts

    1Now rare, see notes.

    See also

    Etymology 2

    From ob- +‎ Last, which was formerly also construed as masculine.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔp.last/, /ˈoːp.last/

    Noun

    Oblast m (strong, genitive Oblastes or Oblasts, no plural)

    1. freight, especially wood, on a raft

    Noun

    Oblast f (genitive Oblast, plural Oblasten)

    1. (obsolete) a burden, tax, obligation imposed on someone

    Further reading

    • “Oblast” in Duden online
    • “Oblast”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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