sołectwo

Polish

Etymology

From sołtys + -ctwo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔˈwɛt͡s.tfɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡stfɔ
  • Syllabification: so‧łec‧two

Noun

sołectwo n

  1. sołectwo (auxiliary unit of local government and administration in Poland, below gmina)
    Coordinate terms: gmina, powiat, województwo
    1. (metonymically) sołectwo (people living in such a division)
    2. (government, metonymically) sołectwo office (headquarters of such a district)
    3. (government, metonymically) sołectwo authorities (people in charge of such a district)

Declension

adjectives
nouns
  • sołtys
  • sołtyska
  • sołtysostwo
  • sołtysowa
  • sołtysówka
  • sołtysówna
verbs
  • sołtysić impf
  • sołtysować impf

Further reading

  • sołectwo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sołectwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • sołectwo in PWN's encyclopedia
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