See also: Starosta

English

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Noun

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starosta (plural starostas)

  1. Alternative form of starost

Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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starosta m anim (female equivalent starostka)

  1. mayor

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Further reading

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

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starosta.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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nouns

Further reading

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