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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech rychtář, from Old High German rihter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: rych‧tář
Noun
rychtář m anim (female equivalent rychtářka)
- (historical) bailiff, magistrate
Usage notes
- Referred to a village or small town magistrate, mainly posing as the judiciary for the given municipality. The office was cancelled in 1849.
Declension
Declension of rychtář (soft masculine animate)
Further reading
- “rychtář”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “rychtář”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “rychtář”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Old High German rihter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈrɨxtaːr̝/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈrixtaːr̝̊/
Noun
rychtář m inan
- bailiff, magistrate
- judge
Declension
Descendants
Further reading