starosta

See also: Starosta

English

Noun

starosta (plural starostas)

  1. Alternative form of starost

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech starosta. By surface analysis, starost +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈstarosta]
  • Hyphenation: sta‧ro‧s‧ta
  • Rhymes: -osta

Noun

starosta m anim (feminine starostka)

  1. mayor

Declension
Declension of starosta (masculine animate in -a)
singular plural
nominative starosta starostové
genitive starosty starostů
dative starostovi starostům
accusative starostu starosty
vocative starosto starostové
locative starostovi starostech
instrumental starostou starosty

Hyponyms

Further reading
  • starosta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • starosta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • starosta in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starosta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /staˈrɔs.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsta
  • Syllabification: sta‧ros‧ta

Noun

starosta m pers

  1. the head of the general administration of a powiat
  2. the leader of a group of people
  3. (historical) the administrative head of a starostwo

Declension
Declension of starosta
singular plural
nominative starosta starostowie
genitive starosty starostów
dative staroście starostom
accusative starostę starostów
instrumental starostą starostami
locative staroście starostach
vocative starosto starostowie

Derived terms
nouns

Further reading
  • starosta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • starosta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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