szambelan

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French chambellan, from Old French chamberlan, chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamarling, from Proto-Germanic *kamarlingaz, from Latin camera + Frankish *-ling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʂamˈbɛ.lan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlan
  • Syllabification: szam‧be‧lan

Noun

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szambelan m pers (female equivalent szambelanowa)

  1. (historical) chamberlain (high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title)
  2. (historical) chamberlain (officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading

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