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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *volděti (to rule), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (to rule).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [wɔɫoˈdʲite]
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Verb edit

володі́ти (volodítyimpf (perfective заволоді́ти) (+ instrumental)

  1. (intransitive) to own, to possess, to be master of, to be in possession of
  2. (intransitive) to govern, to control
  3. (intransitive) to master, to manage, to wield
    Ти володі́єш яки́мись інозе́мними мо́вами?Ty volodíješ jakýmysʹ inozémnymy móvamy?Do you know any foreign languages well? (literally, “Do you master any foreign languages?”)

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