glasnost

glasnost

See also: glásnost, glasnosť, głasnost, and Glasnost

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

Noun

glasnost (countable and uncountable, plural glasnosts)

1. (historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
   • 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

     Gorbachev would introduce glasnost (openness and freedom) and perestroika (economic restructuring) to Russia under his tenure, ultimately freeing thousands of political prisoners and dissidents and trying to address the shortages in food and goods that had become the hallmarks of the failing Soviet economy.

Derived terms

• glasnostian
• glasnostic

Translations

a policy of the Soviet Union

Arabic: غْلَاسْنُوسْت‎ m (ḡlasnust), جْلَاسْنُوسْت‎ m (glasnust) Armenian: գլասնոստ (glasnost) Belarusian: гало́снасць f (halósnascʹ) Bulgarian: гла́сност (bg) f (glásnost) Chinese: Mandarin: 開放政策／开放政策 (kāifàng zhèngcè) Czech: glasnosť (cs) f Danish: glasnost Dutch: glasnost (nl) Estonian: glasnost (et) Finnish: glasnost (fi) French: glasnost (fr) f Galician: glasnost German: Glasnost (de) f Greek: γκλάσνοστ (el) f (gklásnost), γλάσνοστ (el) f (glásnost) Hebrew: גלאסנוסט‎ (glasnost) Hungarian: glasznoszty Italian: glasnost (it) Japanese: グラスノスチ (gurasunosuchi) Kazakh: жариялық (jariälyq) Korean: 글라스노스트 (geullaseunoseuteu) Luxembourgish: Glasnost Macedonian: гласност f (glasnost) Norwegian: glasnost Persian: گلاسنوست‎ (glâsnost) Polish: głasnost (pl) f Portuguese: glasnost f Russian: гла́сность (ru) f (glásnostʹ) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: гласност f Roman: glasnost (sh) f Slovak: glasnosť (sk) f Spanish: glásnost (es) f Swedish: glasnost Turkish: glasnost (tr), açıklık (tr) Ukrainian: гла́сність (uk) f (hlásnistʹ)

See also

• perestroika

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гласность (glasnostʹ).

Proper noun

glasnost c

1. glasnost

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Finnish

Etymology

From Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑsnost/, [ˈɡlɑs̠no̞s̠t̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑsnost
• Syllabification^(key): glas‧nost

Noun

glasnost

1. glasnost

Declension

Inflection of glasnost (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		glasnost	—
genitive		glasnostin	—
partitive		glasnostia	—
illative		glasnostiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		glasnost	—
accusative	nom.	glasnost	—
	gen.	glasnostin
genitive		glasnostin	—
partitive		glasnostia	—
inessive		glasnostissa	—
elative		glasnostista	—
illative		glasnostiin	—
adessive		glasnostilla	—
ablative		glasnostilta	—
allative		glasnostille	—
essive		glasnostina	—
translative		glasnostiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		glasnostitta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of glasnost (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	glasnostini	glasnostimme
2nd person	glasnostisi	glasnostinne
3rd person	glasnostinsa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlas.ˈnɔst͡ʃ/, /ɡlas.ˈnɔst/

Noun

glasnost f or (rare) m (uncountable)

1. (historical) glasnost (policy of transparency of the Soviet Union)

See also

• perestroika

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

Noun

glasnost n (uncountable)

1. glasnost

Declension

declension of glasnost (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) glasnost	glasnostul
genitive/dative	(unui) glasnost	glasnostului
vocative	glasnostule

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From glȃs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlâsnoːst/
• Hyphenation: glas‧nost

Noun

glȁsnōst f (Cyrillic spelling гла̏сно̄ст)

1. (uncountable) loudness
2. (uncountable) glasnost

Declension

Declension of glasnost

	singular
nominative	glȁsnōst
genitive	glȁsnosti
dative	glasnosti
accusative	glasnost
vocative	glasnosti
locative	glasnosti
instrumental	glȁsnosti / glȁsnošću

References

• “glasnost” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɫas.nɔst]
• Hyphenation: glas‧nost

Noun

glasnost (definite accusative glasnostu, plural glasnostlar)

1. glasnost

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	glasnost
Definite accusative	glasnostu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	glasnost	glasnostlar
Definite accusative	glasnostu	glasnostları
Dative	glasnosta	glasnostlara
Locative	glasnostta	glasnostlarda
Ablative	glasnosttan	glasnostlardan
Genitive	glasnostun	glasnostların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular glasnostum glasnostlarım 2nd singular glasnostun glasnostların 3rd singular glasnostu glasnostları 1st plural glasnostumuz glasnostlarımız 2nd plural glasnostunuz glasnostlarınız 3rd plural glasnostları glasnostları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular glasnostumu glasnostlarımı 2nd singular glasnostunu glasnostlarını 3rd singular glasnostunu glasnostlarını 1st plural glasnostumuzu glasnostlarımızı 2nd plural glasnostunuzu glasnostlarınızı 3rd plural glasnostlarını glasnostlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular glasnostuma glasnostlarıma 2nd singular glasnostuna glasnostlarına 3rd singular glasnostuna glasnostlarına 1st plural glasnostumuza glasnostlarımıza 2nd plural glasnostunuza glasnostlarınıza 3rd plural glasnostlarına glasnostlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular glasnostumda glasnostlarımda 2nd singular glasnostunda glasnostlarında 3rd singular glasnostunda glasnostlarında 1st plural glasnostumuzda glasnostlarımızda 2nd plural glasnostunuzda glasnostlarınızda 3rd plural glasnostlarında glasnostlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular glasnostumdan glasnostlarımdan 2nd singular glasnostundan glasnostlarından 3rd singular glasnostundan glasnostlarından 1st plural glasnostumuzdan glasnostlarımızdan 2nd plural glasnostunuzdan glasnostlarınızdan 3rd plural glasnostlarından glasnostlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular glasnostumun glasnostlarımın 2nd singular glasnostunun glasnostlarının 3rd singular glasnostunun glasnostlarının 1st plural glasnostumuzun glasnostlarımızın 2nd plural glasnostunuzun glasnostlarınızın 3rd plural glasnostlarının glasnostlarının