шляхта

See also: шљахта

Belarusian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂlʲaxta]
  • Rhymes: -axta

Noun

шля́хта • (šljáxtaf inan (genitive шля́хты, uncountable)

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

Declension

adjectives
  • шляхе́тны (šljaxjétny)
  • шляхе́цкі (šljaxjécki)
  • шляхе́чы (šljaxjéčy)
nouns
  • шляхе́цтва n (šljaxjéctva)
  • шля́хціц m (šljáxcic)

References

  • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂlʲaxtə]

Noun

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

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

Declension

  • шляхетность f (šljaxetnostʹ)
  • шляхе́тский (šljaxétskij)
  • шляхе́тство n (šljaxétstvo)
  • шля́хтич m (šljáxtič)

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃlʲaxtɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

шля́хта • (šljáxtaf inan (genitive шля́хти, uncountable)

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

Declension

Declension of шля́хта
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative шля́хта
šljáxta
genitive шля́хти
šljáxty
dative шля́хті
šljáxti
accusative шля́хту
šljáxtu
instrumental шля́хтою
šljáxtoju
locative шля́хті
šljáxti
vocative шля́хто
šljáxto