župan

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒupan]

Probably from Italian giuppone, originally from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba). First attested in the 16th century.^[1]

župan m inan

1. dressing gown
2. pastry wrapping

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ (“lord”), from Proto-Slavic *župa of uncertain origin.^[2] Compare župa.

župan m anim

1. administrative head of a district (župa)

• “župan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “župan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “župan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

župan m anim

1. head beekeeper
2. head of a župa

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “župan”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “župan”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

župan m anim (Cyrillic spelling жупан)

1. head of a district

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

• zupan

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

• IPA^(key): /ʒupán/, /ʒupàːn/

župȁn or župán m anim

1. head of a municipality

• “župan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒupan/
• Rhymes: -upan
• Hyphenation: žu‧pan
• Syllabification: žu‧pan

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

župan m pers

1. the chairman of the Domowina district association

Via Italian giuppone or French jupon, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba).

župan m inan

1. dressing gown

• “župan” in Soblex