szlachta
See also: Szlachta
English
Etymology
Polish szlachta
Noun
szlachta
- (historical) A legally privileged noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish ślachta, ślechta, from Middle High German slahte, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic *slahtō. Compare German Geschlecht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂlax.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -axta
- Syllabification: szlach‧ta
Noun
szlachta f
- (collective, historical) nobility (noble or privileged social class)
Declension
Declension of szlachta
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | szlachta |
| genitive | szlachty |
| dative | szlachcie |
| accusative | szlachtę |
| instrumental | szlachtą |
| locative | szlachcie |
| vocative | szlachto |
Derived terms
adjectives
- szlachecki
- szlachetny
nouns
- szlachcic
- szlachectwo
verbs
- szlachcać impf
- uszlachcać impf
- uszlachcić pf
Descendants
- → Old East Slavic: шлѧхта (šlęxta)
- Belarusian: шля́хта (šljáxta)
- Russian: шля́хта (šljáxta)
- Ukrainian: шля́хта (šljáxta)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “шляхта”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “szlachta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 550
Further reading
- szlachta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szlachta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Polish szlachta.
Noun
szlachta f (uncountable)
- Szlachta (the nobility of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania)