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poddany

//pɔdˈda.nɘ//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

poddany is the masculine singular passive adjectival participle form of poddać — “to surrender, to give up, to yield.

See the full entry for poddać

Definitions

  1. 1.
    subject (citizen in a monarchy)
  2. 2.
    serf, carl (partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From poddać + -any. Compare Czech poddaný, English subject, French sujet, German Untertan, and Swedish undersåte.

Forms

  • poddanafeminine
Nominative
Singular
poddany
Plural
poddani
Genitive
Singular
poddanego
Plural
poddanych
Dative
Singular
poddanemu
Plural
poddanym
Accusative
Singular
poddanego
Plural
poddanych
Instrumental
Singular
poddanym
Plural
poddanymi
Locative
Singular
poddanym
Plural
poddanych
Vocative
Singular
poddany
Plural
poddani

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