oblast

== English == === Etymology === From a Slavic language, probably Russian о́бласть (óblastʹ, “region, province”), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic область (oblastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obolstь, from earlier *obvolstь, *obvoldtь, a compound of *o(b)- (“over”) + *volstь (“rule, power, authority”), thus originally probably meaning "a region ruled over". Compare Proto-Slavic *obvoldati (“to rule”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒblæst/, /ˈɒblɑːst/ === Noun === oblast (plural oblasts or oblasti) A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries. ==== Derived terms ==== autonomous oblast oblastal ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== krai === Anagrams === balots, blasto, blasto-, bloats, bostal == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolstь. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈoblast] === Noun === oblast f area (particular geographic region) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “oblast”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “oblast”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “oblast”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech oblast in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ôblaːst/ Hyphenation: o‧blast === Noun === ȍblāst f (Cyrillic spelling о̏бла̄ст) district, region area, zone province ==== Declension ==== == Slovene == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *obolstь. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔbláːst/ === Noun === oblȃst f rule, power authority, government, regime ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “oblast”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian о́бласть (óblastʹ). === Noun === oblast (plural oblastlar) oblast, province ==== Declension ====