panstvo

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech panstvo. By surface analysis, pan +‎ -stvo. Compare Polish państwo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpanstvo]
Rhymes: -anstvo
Hyphenation: pan‧stvo

Noun

panstvo n (collective, singular only)

gentry, lords, aristocracy, nobility

Declension

Declension of panstvo (sg-only hard neuter)

	singular
nominative	panstvo
genitive	panstva
dative	panstvu
accusative	panstvo
vocative	panstvo
locative	panstvu
instrumental	panstvem

Related terms

paní f
panna f
panovat impf
panovník m anim
panství n
pán m anim

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Etymology

From pan +‎ -stvo. Compare Old Polish państwo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpanstʋo/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpanstvo/

Noun

panstvo n

authority to decide and command as a master
dominion, subjugation
dominion, dominium
position of power
lordship
(religion) dominion

Declension

Declension of panstvo (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	panstvo	panstvě	panstva
genitive	panstva	panstvú	panstev
dative	panstvu	panstvoma	panstvóm
accusative	panstvo	panstvě	panstva
vocative	panstvo	panstvě	panstva
locative	panstvě, panstvu	panstvú	panstviech
instrumental	panstvem	panstvoma	panstvy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

Czech: panstvo

References

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “panstvo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění