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Oblast

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See also: oblast, óblast, and oblasť

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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
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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
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