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.tɘs/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔwtɘs
- Syllabification: soł‧tys
Noun
sołtys m pers (female equivalent sołtyska)
- 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