wójt

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vogt, from Late Latin vocatus, from Classical Latin advocatus. Doublet of adwokat (barrister, solicitor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vujt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ujt
  • Syllabification: wójt

Noun

wójt m pers

  1. government clerk; overlord of a rural commune
  2. (historical) official of a town invested under German town laws

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • wójciński
  • wójtowski
  • wójtowy
noun
  • wójtostwo
verb
  • wójtować impf

Further reading

  • wójt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wójt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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