vojvoda

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯oi̯.u̯o.da/, [ˈu̯ɔi̯u̯ɔd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvoj.vo.da/, [ˈvɔjvod̪ä]

Noun

vojvoda m (genitive vojvodae); first declension

1. alternative spelling of voivoda (“voivode”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vojvoda	vojvodae
genitive	vojvodae	vojvodārum
dative	vojvodae	vojvodīs
accusative	vojvodam	vojvodās
ablative	vojvodā	vojvodīs
vocative	vojvoda	vojvodae

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǒjʋoda/
• Hyphenation: voj‧vo‧da

Noun

vòjvoda m (Cyrillic spelling во̀јвода)

1. duke (male ruler of a duchy)

Declension

Declension of vojvoda

	singular	plural
nominative	vojvoda	vojvode
genitive	vojvode	vojvoda
dative	vojvodi	vojvodama
accusative	vojvodu	vojvode
vocative	vojvodo	vojvode
locative	vojvodi	vojvodama
instrumental	vojvodom	vojvodama

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔjvɔda]
• Hyphenation: voj‧vo‧da

Noun

vojvoda m pers

1. duke (male ruler of a duchy)

Declension

Declension of vojvoda

	singular	plural
nominative	vojvoda	vojvodovia
genitive	vojvodu	vojvodov
dative	vojvodovi	vojvodom
accusative	vojvodu	vojvodov
locative	vojvodovi	vojvodoch
instrumental	vojvodom	vojvodami

Derived terms

• vojvodkyňa
• vojvodský
• vojvodstvo

Further reading

• “vojvoda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋóːjʋɔda/

Noun

vọ̑jvoda m anim (female equivalent vójvodinja)

1. duke (male ruler of a duchy)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., a-stem
nom. sing.	vójvoda
gen. sing.	vójvode
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vójvoda	vójvodi	vójvode
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vójvode	vójvod	vójvod
dative (dajȃlnik)	vójvodi	vójvodama	vójvodam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vójvodo	vójvodi	vójvode
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vójvodi	vójvodah	vójvodah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vójvodo	vójvodama	vójvodami

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	vójvoda
gen. sing.	vójvoda
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vójvoda	vójvoda	vójvodi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vójvoda	vójvodov	vójvodov
dative (dajȃlnik)	vójvodu	vójvodoma	vójvodom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vójvoda	vójvoda	vójvode
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vójvodu	vójvodih	vójvodih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vójvodom	vójvodoma	vójvodi

Further reading

• “vojvoda”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025