starostwo

Polish

Etymology

From starosta +‎ -o- +‎ -stwo. Literally, “starostship”, or more loosely translated as “eldership”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staˈrɔ.stfɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔstfɔ
  • Syllabification: sta‧ro‧stwo

Noun

starostwo n

  1. dignity and authority of a starost
  2. county administrator's office
  3. area under the authority of a starost
  4. (historical) starostwo (administrative unit established from the 14th century in the Polish Crown and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partition of Poland in 1795)

Declension

Declension of starostwo
singular plural
nominative starostwo starostwa
genitive starostwa starostw
dative starostwu starostwom
accusative starostwo starostwa
instrumental starostwem starostwami
locative starostwie starostwach
vocative starostwo starostwa

Noun

starostwo m pers

  1. (dated) starost and his wife

Declension

Declension of starostwa
plural
nominative starostwa
genitive starostw
dative starostwom
accusative starostwa
instrumental starostwami
locative starostwach
vocative starostwa

Further reading

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