sołtys

== Polish == === Alternative forms === szołtys (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish sołtes, szałtys, szołtys, szołtysz, from Middle High German schultheize (whence also German Schultheiß), from Old High German sculdheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.tɘs/ Rhymes: -ɔwtɘs Syllabification: soł‧tys === Noun === sołtys m pers (female equivalent sołtyska) head man (elected head of a rural subdivision, usually a village, or part of a large village known as a sołectwo) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sołtys”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sołtys”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)