szlachta

== English == === Etymology === From Polish szlachta. === Noun === szlachta pl (plural only) (historical) A legally privileged noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish ślachta, ślechta, from Middle High German slahte, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic *slahtō. Compare German Geschlecht, Italian schiatta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʂlax.ta/ Rhymes: -axta Syllabification: szlach‧ta Homophone: Szlachta === Noun === szlachta f (collective, historical) nobility, gentry (noble or privileged social class) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Lithuanian: šlėkta → Old East Slavic: шлѧхта (šlęxta) Belarusian: шля́хта (šljáxta) Russian: шля́хта (šljáxta) Ukrainian: шля́хта (šljáxta) === References === Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “шляхта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “szlachta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 550 === Further reading === “szlachta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “szlachta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish szlachta. === Noun === szlachta f (uncountable) Szlachta (the nobility of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania)