Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish szlachta, from Middle High German slahte (genus, kind, species, race), from Proto-Germanic *slahtō. Compare German Geschlecht.

Noun edit

șleahtă f (plural șlehte)

  1. (historical) Szlachta, nobility of Poland
  2. (derogatory) crowd, clique

Declension edit