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sołtys

//ˈsɔw.tɘs//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    head man (elected head of a rural subdivision, usually a village, or part of a large village known as a sołectwo)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • sołecki
  • sołtysi
  • sołtysowski
  • sołtysowy
  • sołectwo
  • sołtysostwo
  • sołtysowa
  • sołtysówka
  • sołtysówna
  • sołtystwo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sołtes, szałtys, szołtys, szołtysz, from Middle High German schultheize, from Old High German sculdheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Forms

  • sołtyskafeminine
  • szołtysalternative • obsolete
Nominative
Singular
sołtys
Plural
sołtysi, sołtysowie
Genitive
Singular
sołtysa
Plural
sołtysów
Dative
Singular
sołtysowi
Plural
sołtysom
Accusative
Singular
sołtysa
Plural
sołtysów
Instrumental
Singular
sołtysem
Plural
sołtysami
Locative
Singular
sołtysie
Plural
sołtysach
Vocative
Singular
sołtysie
Plural
sołtysi, sołtysowie

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