See also: шљахта

Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian шлѧхта (šljaxta), from Polish szlachta.

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шля́хта (šljáxtaf inan (genitive шля́хты, uncountable)

  1. (historical) szlachta (nobility in Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, including Belarus and Northern Ukraine)

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References edit

  • шляхта” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • шляхта”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic шлѧхта (šlęxta), from Polish szlachta.

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Noun edit

шля́хта (šljáxtaf inan (genitive шля́хты, nominative plural шля́хты, genitive plural шляхт)

  1. (historical) szlachta (nobility in Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania)

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шляхта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian шлѧхта (šljaxta), from Polish szlachta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃlʲaxtɐ]
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Noun edit

шля́хта (šljáxtaf inan (genitive шля́хти, uncountable)

  1. (historical) szlachta (nobility in Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, including Belarus and Northern Ukraine)

Declension edit

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