Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ukrainian гетьманъ m (hetʹman), гетманъ m (hetman), from Old Polish hethman m, probably from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman (commander), from houbet, heupt (head), related to Latin caput (head), + Middle High German man (man). Compare Modern Polish hetman m and Modern German Hauptmann m (captain, Haupt n + Mann m). The Polish -e- attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛtʲmɐn]
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  • Hyphenation: ге́ть‧ман

Noun edit

ге́тьман (hétʹmanm pers (genitive ге́тьмана, nominative plural ге́тьмани, genitive plural ге́тьманів, relational adjective гетьма́нський)

  1. hetman

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