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-Germanic *skuldiz (guilt, obligation) + *haitaną (to address, command).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃowta/

Noun

šołta m (diminutive šołtka, feminine equivalent šołtowka)

  1. mayor (leader of a city)
    • 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

Derived terms

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