Rzeczpospolita

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English

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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its maximum extent in 1619.

Etymology

From Polish rzeczpospolita (“republic, commonwealth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒspəˈlaɪtə/, /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒsˈpɒlɪtə/

Proper noun

Rzeczpospolita

  1. The Polish endonym referring to the Polish State, "Rzeczpospolita Polska", the official Polish name for the Republic of Poland.
  2. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)

Translations

Poland — see Poland
Republic of Poland — see Republic of Poland
republic — see republic
commonwealth — see commonwealth

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of rzecz (“thing”) +‎ pospolita (“common”). Calque of Latin rēspūblica (“public affair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɛt͡ʂ.pɔˈspɔ.li.ta/, /ʐɛt͡ʂ.pɔ.spɔˈli.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: Rzecz‧po‧spo‧li‧ta
  • Homophone: rzeczpospolita

Proper noun

Rzeczpospolita f

  1. (formal) Poland (the Polish state)

Declension

One-word declension:

Declension of Rzeczpospolita
singular
nominative Rzeczpospolita
genitive Rzeczpospolitej
dative Rzeczpospolitej
accusative Rzeczpospolitą
instrumental Rzeczpospolitą
locative Rzeczpospolitej
vocative Rzeczpospolita

Two-word declension:

Declension of Rzeczpospolita
singular
nominative Rzeczpospolita
genitive Rzeczypospolitej
dative Rzeczypospolitej
accusative Rzeczpospolitą
instrumental Rzecząpospolitą
locative Rzeczypospolitej
vocative Rzeczypospolita

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