hetman
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English
Etymology
From Polish hetman, probably from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman (“commander”), from Old High German houbitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Compare modern German Hauptmann (“captain”), Haupt, Mann. The Polish e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-. Doublet of head man.
Noun
hetman (plural hetmans or hetmen)
- (history) A Cossack headman or general.
- Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).
Translations
a historical military commander in various Eastern European countries
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See also
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гетьман”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Anagrams
French
Noun
hetman m (plural hetmans)
Further reading
- “hetman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman, from houbet, heupt. Compare German Hauptmann. The e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-.
Pronunciation
Noun
hetman m animal
Declension
Declension of hetman
Noun
hetman m pers
- (historical, military) Cossack military commander
- (historical, military) title used by the senior military commanders in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (15th to 18th century)
- (Middle Polish, military) any sort of military leader
Declension
Declension of hetman
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
verbs
- hetmanić impf
- zahetmanić pf
Descendants
- → Belarusian: ге́тман (hjétman)
- → Bulgarian: хе́тман (hétman)
- → English: hetman
- → French: hetman
- → German: Hetman
- → Portuguese: hétmã, hétmane
- → Romanian: hatman
- → Ukrainian: ге́тьман (hétʹman)
- → Russian: ге́тман (gétman)
- → Uzbek: getman
- → Spanish: hetman
See also
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| król | hetman, królowa, królówka, dama | wieża | goniec, laufer, giermek | skoczek, koń, konik | pion, pionek |
Further reading
- hetman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hetman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “hetman”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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Etymology
Noun
hetman