слобода

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svoboda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɫɔbɔda]

• Audio:

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Noun

слобода • (sloboda) f (plural слободи, relational adjective слободен)

1. freedom, liberty

Declension

Declension of слобода

	singular	plural
indefinite	слобода	слободи
definite unspecified	слободата	слободите
definite proximal	слободава	слободиве
definite distal	слободана	слободине
vocative	слободо	слободи

Russian

Вид Александровской слободы в XVI веке

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svoboda, cognate with свобо́да (svobóda, “freedom”), in reference to such settlements' initial freedom from taxes and forced labor duties.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫəbɐˈda]

Noun

слобода́ • (slobodá) f inan (genitive слободы́, nominative plural сло́боды, genitive plural слобо́д)

1. (historical) sloboda (a large village, settlement, or suburb, usually populated by non-serf (free) peasants, and initially granted freedom from taxes and forced labor duties)

Declension

Declension of слобода́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-f) 

	singular	plural
nominative	слобода́ slobodá	сло́боды slóbody
genitive	слободы́ slobodý	слобо́д slobód
dative	слободе́ slobodé	слобода́м slobodám
accusative	слободу́ slobodú	сло́боды slóbody
instrumental	слободо́й, слободо́ю slobodój, slobodóju	слобода́ми slobodámi
prepositional	слободе́ slobodé	слобода́х slobodáx

See also

• свобо́да (svobóda)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svoboda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slobǒda/
• Hyphenation: сло‧бо‧да

Noun

слобо̀да f (Latin spelling slobòda)

1. freedom

Declension

Declension of слобода

	singular	plural
nominative	слобо̀да	слободе
genitive	слободе	слобо́да̄
dative	слободи	слободама
accusative	слободу	слободе
vocative	слободо	слободе
locative	слободи	слободама
instrumental	слободом	слободама

Ukrainian

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *svobodà f (“freedom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫɔbɔˈda]
• Hyphenation: сло‧бо‧да́

Noun

слобода́ • (slobodá) f inan (genitive слободи́, nominative plural сло́боди, genitive plural слобі́д)

1. (historical) sloboda (in medieval Russia and Ukraine, settlements whose inhabitants were exempt from feudal duties and taxes)
2. (historical) quarter, neighborhood (typically where people of a given profession or nationality lived)
3. large village or settlement

   Synonym: слобі́дка (slobídka)

Declension

Declension of слобода́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d о-і irreg-plstem)

	singular	plural
nominative	слобода́ slobodá	сло́боди slóbody
genitive	слободи́ slobodý	слобі́д slobíd
dative	слободі́ slobodí	сло́бодам slóbodam
accusative	слободу́ slobodú	сло́боди slóbody
instrumental	слободо́ю slobodóju	сло́бодами slóbodamy
locative	слободі́ slobodí	сло́бодах slóbodax
vocative	слобо́до slobódo	сло́боди slóbody

Derived terms

• слобі́дка f (slobídka, diminutive)