губерния

Russian

Alternative forms

• губе́рнія (gubérnija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
• губ. (gub.) (abbreviation)

Etymology

Probably from a reanalysis of губерна́тор (gubernátor, “governor”), modeled on импе́рия (impérija, “empire”) < импера́тор (imperátor, “emperor”). Compare Polish gubernia, generally described as borrowed from the Russian term; however, Smirnov (1910) believed that the direction of borrowing was the opposite. Compare Medieval Latin gubernium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə]

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Noun

губе́рния • (gubérnija) f inan (genitive губе́рнии, nominative plural губе́рнии, genitive plural губе́рний, relational adjective губе́рнский)

1. (historical) province, governorate, gubernia (an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire)

Declension

Declension of губе́рния (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	губе́рния gubérnija	губе́рнии gubérnii
genitive	губе́рнии gubérnii	губе́рний gubérnij
dative	губе́рнии gubérnii	губе́рниям gubérnijam
accusative	губе́рнию gubérniju	губе́рнии gubérnii
instrumental	губе́рнией, губе́рниею gubérnijej, gubérnijeju	губе́рниями gubérnijami
prepositional	губе́рнии gubérnii	губе́рниях gubérnijax

Descendants

• → Ingrian: guberni
• → Latvian: guberņa

References

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