opole

== Old Polish == === Etymology === Univerbation of o +‎ pole. First attested in 1257. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɔpɔlʲɛ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɔpɔlʲɛ/ Homophone: Opole === Noun === opole n (related adjective opolny) province; duty (administrative division of a peasant population; certain public burdens and criminal liability borne jointly by such a population) (attested in Masovia) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: complex of goods in the hands of one owner (attested in Greater Poland) province (representatives of the peasant population living in such a division, who took part in the delimitation of land holdings) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: opole === References === Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “opole”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish) B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “opole”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish opole. By surface analysis, univerbation of o +‎ pole. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔlɛ Syllabification: o‧po‧le Homophone: Opole === Noun === opole n (related adjective opolny or opolowy) (historical) A western Slavic administrative, judicial, and tax unit of territory containing roughly between 10 and 20 villages. (obsolete) tribute, services, or benefits provided by the population of such a division (obsolete) population of such a division (obsolete) land that is a transition from flat fields to elevated land (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === opole in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN opole in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “opole”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “opole”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “opole”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “opole”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 807