See also: Starosta

English edit

Noun edit

starosta (plural starostas)

  1. Alternative form of starost

Czech edit

 
Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech starosta. By surface analysis, starost +‎ -a.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈstarosta]
  • Hyphenation: sta‧ro‧s‧ta
  • Rhymes: -osta

Noun edit

starosta m anim (feminine starostka)

  1. mayor

Declension edit

Hyponyms edit

Further reading edit

  • starosta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • starosta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • starosta in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starosta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /staˈrɔs.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsta
  • Syllabification: sta‧ros‧ta

Noun edit

starosta m pers

  1. the head of the general administration of a powiat
  2. the leader of a group of people
  3. (historical) the administrative head of a starostwo

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

nouns

Further reading edit

  • starosta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • starosta in Polish dictionaries at PWN