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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish sołtes, szałtys, szołtys, szołtysz, from Middle High German schultheize, from Old High German sculdheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.tɘs/
- Rhymes: -ɔwtɘs
- Syllabification: soł‧tys
Noun
sołtys m pers (female equivalent sołtyska)
- elected head of a rural subdivision (usually a village, or part of a large village) known as a sołectwo
Declension
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Further reading
- sołtys in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sołtys in Polish dictionaries at PWN