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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐu.pan/
- 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
- (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
- (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