hetman

== English == === Etymology === From Polish hetman, probably from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman (“commander”), from Old High German houbitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Compare modern German Hauptmann (“captain”), Haupt, Mann. The Polish e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-. Doublet of head man. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hetman (plural hetmans or hetmen) (history) A Cossack headman or general. Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ataman hegumen === References === Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гетьман”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka === Anagrams === Hemant, Manthe, anthem, mentha, nameth, the man == French == === Noun === hetman m (plural hetmans) hetman === Further reading === “hetman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman, from houbet, heupt. Compare German Hauptmann. The e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛtman Syllabification: het‧man === Noun === hetman m animal (chess) queen (chess piece) Synonyms: dama, królowa, królówka ==== Declension ==== === Noun === hetman m pers (historical, military) Cossack military commander (historical, military) title used by the senior military commanders in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (15th to 18th century) (Middle Polish, military) any sort of military leader ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: ге́тман (hjétman) → Bulgarian: хе́тман (hétman) → English: hetman → French: hetman → German: Hetman → Portuguese: hétmã, hétmane → Romanian: hatman → Ukrainian: ге́тьман (hétʹman) → Russian: ге́тман (gétman)→ Uzbek: getman → Spanish: hetman === See also === === Further reading === hetman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN hetman in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “hetman”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === Possibly English head + man. === Noun === hetman chief; leader