Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, вельми (velĭmi, much) +‎ мог- (mog-, be able to) +‎ -ꙗ (-ja).

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вельможа (velĭmožam

  1. aristocrat

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Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вельможа (velĭmoža).

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  • IPA(key): /ʋɛlɪˈmɔʑɑ//ʋʲɛlʲɪˈmɔʑa//ʋʲɛːlʲˈmɔʑa/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ʋɛlɪˈmɔʑɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ʋʲɛlʲɪˈmɔʑa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ʋʲɛːlʲˈmɔʑa/

  • Hyphenation: ве‧ль‧мо‧жа

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вельможа (velĭmožam

  1. aristocrat

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References

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  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “вельможа”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 240

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic вельможа (velĭmoža), Old Church Slavonic вельможа (velĭmoža).

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вельмо́жа (velʹmóžam anim (genitive вельмо́жи, nominative plural вельмо́жи, genitive plural вельмо́ж, relational adjective вельмо́жный)

  1. grandee; magnate; alderman

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вельможа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic вельможа (velĭmoža), Old Church Slavonic вельможа (velĭmoža).

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вельмо́жа (velʹmóžam pers (genitive вельмо́жі, nominative plural вельмо́жі, genitive plural вельмо́ж, relational adjective вельмо́жний)

  1. grandee; magnate; alderman

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