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 ? (feminine šołtowka, diminutive šołtka)

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

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