Oblast

== German == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Russian область (oblastʹ). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɔ.blast/, /ˈɔp.last/, /ˈoː.blast/ ==== Noun ==== Oblast f (genitive Oblast, plural Oblaste or Oblasten) or Oblast m (strong, genitive Oblastes or Oblasts, plural Oblaste or Oblasts) oblast (administrative unit in a Slavic country) ===== Declension ===== ===== See also ===== Woiwodschaft === 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) freight, especially wood, on a raft ==== Noun ==== Oblast f (genitive Oblast, plural Oblasten) (obsolete) a burden, tax, obligation imposed on someone === Further reading === “Oblast” in Duden online “Oblast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache