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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish włodyka, from Proto-Slavic *voldyka, from *volděti. By surface analysis, władać + -yka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vwaˈdɘ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɘka
- Syllabification: wła‧dy‧ka
Noun
władyka m pers
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) an honorary title for bishops in the Slavic Orthodox Churches
- (historical) a ruler, lord, especially in Rus
- Synonyms: pan, władca
Declension
Further reading
- władyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN