šołta

See also: solta

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Schulte, from Old Saxon sculdhētio (compare German Schultheiß and Old English scyldhǣta), from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi (“guilt, obligation”) + *haitan (“to address, command”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃowta/

Noun

šołta m pers (feminine šołtowka, diminutive šołtka)

  1. mayor
    • 2013-08-14, Adelheid Dawmowa, “‚Rostofftiger‘ jo głažany a wobswětoju tyjucy zawod”, Nowy Casnik, vol. 65, no. 33, p. 8:
      Drjenojski šołta Erich Lehmann jo jadnaŕ Towaristwa za pśipšawjenje (Aufbereitung) zasejwužywajobnych maśiznow a recycling.
      Drehnow mayor Erich Lehmann is the director of the Society for the Preparation of Reused Materials and Recycling.

Declension
Declension of šołta
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative šołta šołśe šołty
Genitive šołty šołtowu šołtow
Dative šołśe šołtoma šołtam
Accusative šołtu šołtowu šołty, šołtow
Instrumental šołtu šołtoma šołtami
Locative šołśe šołtoma šołtach

Derived terms
  • šołśice
  • šołśina
  • šołśistwo
  • šołtojstwo
  • šołtowaś
  • šołtowy
  • šołtstwo
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