Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voivode

/ˈvɔɪˌvoʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: voi-vode
IPA: /ˈvɔɪˌvoʊd/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.

noun

An administrative chief in modern Poland.

Example Sentences

"George Sechell[…], having been defeated in a battle by the Vayvoda of Transylvania, and taken Prisoner, was for three days together tied naked to a wooden horse, exposed to all manner of tortures, any man might devise against him[…]."
"Who was it but one of my own race who as Voivode crossed the Danube and beat the Turk on his own ground? This was a Dracula indeed!"

Etymology

Variously from a number of Slavic languages including Bulgarian войвода (vojvoda), Czech vojevoda, Polish wojewoda, Russian воево́да (vojevóda), and Serbo-Croatian vojvoda, војвода, all from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda (“army leader; duke; warlord”).

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyh₁-, войвода, vojevoda, wojewoda, воево́да, vojvoda

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɔɪˌvoʊd/
British English: /ˈvɔɪˌvəʊd/

Inflected Forms

voivodes (plural) woiwode (alternative) wojewoda (alternative) woywode (alternative) vaivode (alternative) voevod (alternative) voevoda (alternative) voivod (alternative) vojvoda (alternative) vojvode (alternative) voyevoda (alternative) voyvoda (alternative)

Derived Forms

voivodate voivodeship

Frequently Paired Words

Vojvodina

Questions

How do you pronounce voivode?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɔɪˌvoʊd/.
What does voivode mean?: A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.
Where does voivode come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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