poddany

See also: poddaný

Polish

Etymology

From poddać +‎ -any. Compare Czech poddaný, English subject, French sujet, German Untertan, and Swedish undersåte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔdˈda.nɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɘ
  • Syllabification: pod‧da‧ny

Noun

poddany m pers (female equivalent poddana)

  1. (nominalized) subject (citizen in a monarchy)
  2. (nominalized, historical) serf, carl (partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights)
    Synonym: chłop pańszczyźniany

Declension

Declension of poddany
singular plural
nominative poddany poddani
genitive poddanego poddanych
dative poddanemu poddanym
accusative poddanego poddanych
instrumental poddanym poddanymi
locative poddanym poddanych
vocative poddany poddani

Derived terms

adjectives
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Participle

poddany (passive adjectival)

  1. masculine singular passive adjectival participle of poddać

Further reading

  • poddany in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • poddany in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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