sołtys

See also: Soltys and Sołtys

Polish

Alternative forms
  • szołtys (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.tɨs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwtɨs
  • Syllabification: soł‧tys

Noun

sołtys m pers (feminine sołtyska)

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

Declension
Declension of sołtys
singular plural
nominative sołtys sołtysi/sołtysowie
genitive sołtysa sołtysów
dative sołtysowi sołtysom
accusative sołtysa sołtysów
instrumental sołtysem sołtysami
locative sołtysie sołtysach
vocative sołtysie sołtysi/sołtysowie

Derived terms
adjectives
  • sołecki
  • sołtysi
  • sołtysowski
  • sołtysowy
nouns
  • sołectwo
  • sołtysostwo
  • sołtysowa
  • sołtysówka
  • sołtysówna
  • sołtystwo
verbs
  • sołtysić impf
  • sołtysować impf

Further reading
  • sołtys in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sołtys in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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