полководець

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From полк (polk, regiment) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ вод(и́ти) (vod(ýty), to lead) +‎ -ець (-ecʹ). Compare Russian полково́дец (polkovódec), Belarusian палкаво́дзец (palkavódzjec).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔɫkɔˈwɔdet͡sʲ]
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Noun

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полково́дець (polkovódecʹm pers (genitive полково́дця, nominative plural полково́дці, genitive plural полково́дців, relational adjective полково́дський or полково́дницький)

  1. commander, military leader
    Synonyms: воєнача́льник m (vojenačálʹnyk), команди́р m (komandýr), кома́ндувач m (kománduvač)

Declension

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Further reading

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