Soviet

US /ˈsoʊvi.ət/ UK /ˈsəʊvi.ət/ See IPA manual

Freq #4114

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the former Soviet Union or its people.

Soviet leaders met to discuss the new policy.
2

noun
A workers' or governmental council in the Soviet Union.

Each town elected its own soviet to run local affairs.
3

noun
A citizen of the former Soviet Union.

Many Soviets emigrated after the country broke apart.

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Forms soviets

Derived forms anti-sovietnonsovietpan-post-sovietpan-sovietpost-sovietpre-sovietsovietdomsovietesquesovietisationsovietisesovietizationsovietize

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét, “council”), from Old Russian borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ, “advice”). Compounded from съ- (sŭ-) + вѣтъ (větŭ, “agreement”), from Proto-Slavic *větъ (“council, talk”). Related words include наве́т (navét), изве́т (izvét), отве́т (otvét), приве́т (privét), обе́т (obét), ве́че (véče), отвеча́ть (otvečátʹ), отве́тить (otvétitʹ), завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ), and совещаться (soveščatʹsja). Probably cognate with Polish witać (“to welcome”).

сове́т Russian съвѣтъ cu *větъ Proto-Slavic

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# Soviet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsoʊvi.ət/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsəʊvi.ət/
**Frequency rank:** 4114

## Meanings
1. Relating to the former Soviet Union or its people.
2. A workers' or governmental council in the Soviet Union.
3. A citizen of the former Soviet Union.

## Examples
- Soviet leaders met to discuss the new policy.
- Each town elected its own soviet to run local affairs.
- Many Soviets emigrated after the country broke apart.

## Derived Forms
- anti-soviet
- nonsoviet
- pan-post-soviet
- pan-soviet
- post-soviet
- pre-soviet
- sovietdom
- sovietesque
- sovietisation
- sovietise
- sovietization
- sovietize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: сове́т
- Root: съвѣтъ
- Root: *větъ

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét, “council”), from Old Russian borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ, “advice”). Compounded from съ- (sŭ-) + вѣтъ (větŭ, “agreement”), from Proto-Slavic *větъ (“council, talk”). Related words include наве́т (navét), изве́т (izvét), отве́т (otvét), приве́т (privét), обе́т (obét), ве́че (véče), отвеча́ть (otvečátʹ), отве́тить (otvétitʹ), завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ), and совещаться (soveščatʹsja). Probably cognate with Polish witać (“to welcome”).

## AI Etymology
Soviet is borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét, “council”), from Old Russian borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ, “advice”). Compounded from съ- (sŭ-) + вѣтъ (větŭ, “agreement”), from Proto-Slavic *větъ (“council, talk”). Related words include наве́т (navét), изве́т (izvét), отве́т (otvét), приве́т (privét), обе́т (obét), ве́че (véče), отвеча́ть (otvečátʹ), отве́тить (otvétitʹ), завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ), and совещаться (soveščatʹsja). Probably cognate with Polish witać (“to welcome”). Important forms in the word's history include Russian сове́т, cu съвѣтъ, Proto-Slavic *větъ. In current use it includes senses such as Relating to the former Soviet Union or its people and A workers' or governmental council in the Soviet Union.

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