hetman
English
Etymology
From Polish hetman, probably from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman (“commander”), from houbet, heupt (“head”), related to Latin caput (“head”), + Middle High German man (“man”). Compare modern German Hauptmann (“captain”), Haupt, Mann. The Polish e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-.
Noun
hetman (plural hetmans)
Translations
a historical military commander in various Eastern European countries
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References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гетьман”, in Етимологічний словник української мови: у 7 т. [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 7 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
French
Further reading
- “hetman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛt.man/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtman
- Syllabification: het‧man
Declension
Declension of hetman
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hetman | hetmany |
| genitive | hetmana | hetmanów |
| dative | hetmanowi | hetmanom |
| accusative | hetmana | hetmany |
| instrumental | hetmanem | hetmanami |
| locative | hetmanie | hetmanach |
| vocative | hetmanie | hetmany |
Noun
hetman m pers
- (historical) a Cossack military commander
- (historical) title used by the senior military commanders in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (15th to 18th century)
Declension
Declension of hetman
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hetman | hetmani |
| genitive | hetmana | hetmanów |
| dative | hetmanowi | hetmanom |
| accusative | hetmana | hetmanów |
| instrumental | hetmanem | hetmanami |
| locative | hetmanie | hetmanach |
| vocative | hetmanie | hetmani |
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