szlachta
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English
Etymology
Noun
szlachta pl (plural only)
- (historical) A legally privileged noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish ślachta, ślechta, from Middle High German slahte, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic *slahtō. Compare German Geschlecht, Italian schiatta.
Pronunciation
Noun
szlachta f
- (collective, historical) nobility (noble or privileged social class)
Declension
Declension of szlachta
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
verbs
- szlachcać impf
- uszlachcać impf
- uszlachcić pf
Descendants
- → Old East Slavic: шлѧхта (šlęxta)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шляхта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “szlachta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 550
Further reading
- szlachta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szlachta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
szlachta f (uncountable)
- Szlachta (the nobility of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania)