poddany

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See also: poddaný

Polish

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Etymology

From poddać +‎ -any. Compare Czech poddaný, English subject, French sujet, German Untertan, and Swedish undersåte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔdˈda.nɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -anɘ
  • Syllabification: pod‧da‧ny

Noun

poddany m pers (female equivalent poddana)

  1. (nominalized) subject (citizen in a monarchy)
  2. (nominalized, historical) serf, carl (partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights)
    Synonym: chłop pańszczyźniany

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Participle

poddany (passive adjectival)

  1. masculine singular passive adjectival participle of poddać

Further reading

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