měšťan

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See also: mestan, mešťan, and Mešťan

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech měščěnín. By surface analysis, město +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mě‧š‧ťan

Noun

měšťan m anim (female equivalent měšťanka, related adjective měšťanský, diminutive měšťánek)

  1. townsman, burgher
    Synonym: měšťák

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Further reading

  • měšťan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • měšťan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • měšťan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)