żupan

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See also: zupan, Zupan, and župan

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐu.pan/
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  • Rhymes: -upan
  • Syllabification: żu‧pan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French jupon, from French jupe, from Italian giubba, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, long garment).

Noun

żupan m inan

  1. (historical) żupan (long garment, always lined, worn by almost all males of the noble social class in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth)
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish żupan, from Proto-Slavic *županъ (lord), from Proto-Slavic *župa.

Noun

żupan m pers

  1. (historical) župan (noble and administrative title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 21st century)
Declension

Further reading

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