sołtys

See also: Soltys and 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.tɨs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔwtɨs
• Syllabification: soł‧tys

Noun

sołtys m pers (female equivalent sołtyska)

1. 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

 

Further reading

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