# glasnost
## English
### Etymology

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

### Noun

glasnost (countable and uncountable, plural glasnosts)
* (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
* glasnosty

#### Translations
### See also

* perestroika

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гласность (glasnostʹ).

### Proper noun

glasnost c
* glasnost

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡlɑsnost/, [ˈɡlɑ̝s̠no̞s̠t]
* Rhymes: -ɑsnost
* Hyphenation: glas‧nost

### Noun

glasnost
* glasnost

#### Declension

Possessive forms of glasnost (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
glasnostini
accusative
nom.
glasnostini
gen.
glasnostini
genitive
glasnostini
partitive
glasnostiani
inessive
glasnostissani
elative
glasnostistani
illative
glasnostiini
adessive
glasnostillani
ablative
glasnostiltani
allative
glasnostilleni
essive
glasnostinani
translative
glasnostikseni
abessive
glasnostittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
glasnostisi
accusative
nom.
glasnostisi
gen.
glasnostisi
genitive
glasnostisi
partitive
glasnostiasi
inessive
glasnostissasi
elative
glasnostistasi
illative
glasnostiisi
adessive
glasnostillasi
ablative
glasnostiltasi
allative
glasnostillesi
essive
glasnostinasi
translative
glasnostiksesi
abessive
glasnostittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
glasnostimme
accusative
nom.
glasnostimme
gen.
glasnostimme
genitive
glasnostimme
partitive
glasnostiamme
inessive
glasnostissamme
elative
glasnostistamme
illative
glasnostiimme
adessive
glasnostillamme
ablative
glasnostiltamme
allative
glasnostillemme
essive
glasnostinamme
translative
glasnostiksemme
abessive
glasnostittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
glasnostinne
accusative
nom.
glasnostinne
gen.
glasnostinne
genitive
glasnostinne
partitive
glasnostianne
inessive
glasnostissanne
elative
glasnostistanne
illative
glasnostiinne
adessive
glasnostillanne
ablative
glasnostiltanne
allative
glasnostillenne
essive
glasnostinanne
translative
glasnostiksenne
abessive
glasnostittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
glasnostinsa
accusative
nom.
glasnostinsa
gen.
glasnostinsa
genitive
glasnostinsa
partitive
glasnostiaan glasnostiansa
inessive
glasnostissaan glasnostissansa
elative
glasnostistaan glasnostistansa
illative
glasnostiinsa
adessive
glasnostillaan glasnostillansa
ablative
glasnostiltaan glasnostiltansa
allative
glasnostilleen glasnostillensa
essive
glasnostinaan glasnostinansa
translative
glasnostikseen glasnostiksensa
abessive
glasnostittaan glasnostittansa
instructive
comitative

### Further reading

* “glasnost”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡlas.ˈnɔst͡ʃ/, /ɡlas.ˈnɔst/

### Noun

glasnost f or (rare) m (uncountable)
* (historical) glasnost (policy of transparency of the Soviet Union)

### See also

* perestroika

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

glasnost n (uncountable)
* glasnost

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From glȃs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡlâsnoːst/
* Hyphenation: glas‧nost

### Noun

glȁsnōst f (Cyrillic spelling гла̏сно̄ст)
* (uncountable) loudness
* (uncountable) glasnost

#### Declension
### References

* “glasnost”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡɫas.nɔst]
* Hyphenation: glas‧nost

### Noun

glasnost (definite accusative glasnostu, plural glasnostlar)
* glasnost

#### Declension

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 :