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Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German Schulte, from Old Saxon sculdhētio (compare German Schultheiß and Old English scyldhǣta), from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi (“guilt, obligation”) + *haitan (“to address, command”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šołta m anim (feminine šołtowka, diminutive šołtka)
- mayor
- 2013-08-14, Adelheid Dawmowa, “‚Rostofftiger‘ jo głažany a wobswětoju tyjucy zawod”, Nowy Casnik, vol. 65, no. 33, p. 8:
Drjenojski šołta Erich Lehmann jo jadnaŕ Towaristwa za pśipšawjenje (Aufbereitung) zasejwužywajobnych maśiznow a recycling.- Drehnow mayor Erich Lehmann is the director of the Society for the Preparation of Reused Materials and Recycling.
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