Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech rychtář, from Old High German rihter.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɪxtaːr̝̊]
  • Hyphenation: rych‧tář

Noun edit

rychtář m anim (feminine rychtářka)

  1. (historical) bailiff, magistrate

Usage notes edit

  • Referred to a village or small town magistrate, mainly posing as the judiciary for the given municipality. The office was cancelled in 1849.

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • rychtář in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • rychtář in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old High German rihter.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈrɨxtaːr̝/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈrixtaːr̝̊/

Noun edit

rychtář m inan

  1. bailiff, magistrate
  2. judge

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: rychtář

Further reading edit