wójt

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

wójt m pers

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

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
noun
verb

Further reading[edit]

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