istota

See also: istotą

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьstota. By surface analysis, isty +‎ -ota. First attested in c. 1450.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /istɔta/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /istɔta/

Noun

istota f

  1. (law) confirmation (certifying, stating, strengthening a legal act, submitting a declaration, certifying activity)
    • 1885-2024 [c. 1450], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne[1], volume IV, page 570:
      Gystoti experimentum
      [Jistoty experimentum]
  2. (law) document of proof of eligibility
    • 1856-1870 [1466], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki[2], volume II, number 3839:
      Pecunie sibi debuntur, ostendat aliquod jus al. *gistota[thy], quam super eandem domum habet
      [Pecunie sibi debuntur, ostendat aliquod jus al. jistotę[thy], quam super eandem domum habet]

Descendants

  • Polish: istota
    • Old Ruthenian: истота (istota)
  • Silesian: istota

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “istota”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “istota”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “istota”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “istota”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “istota”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish istota. By surface analysis, isty +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /isˈtɔ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: is‧to‧ta

Noun

istota f (diminutive istotka)

  1. (countable) being (living organism)
  2. (countable) being (unreal thing with human or animal characteristics)
  3. (uncountable) essence (most important and fundamental thing about something)
    Synonyms: ekstrakt, esencja, rdzeń, sól, substancja
  4. (uncountable, literary) essence, being (totality of features that constitute being someone or something)
  5. (uncountable, obsolete) certainty (sureness of one's belief)
    Synonym: pewność
  6. (uncountable, obsolete, except in set phrases, medicine) matter (that which constitutes the body)
  7. (countable, Middle Polish) foundation
    Synonym: fundament
  8. (uncountable, Middle Polish) security, guarantee, assurance; reliability; protection
    1. (countable, Middle Polish) document assuring such security
    2. (countable, Middle Polish, law) type of warranty or surety
  9. (uncountable, Middle Polish) existence
    Synonym: istnienie
  10. (countable, Middle Polish) property, estate
    Synonyms: majątek, mienie

Declension

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Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: истота (istota)

Further reading