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powiat.

powiat, county (second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, between a gmina and a województwo)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔ.vjat//ˈpɔ.vjat/Middle, Polish/ˈpɔ.vjɒt/Middle, Polish

  1. powiat, county (second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, between a gmina and a województwo)

    inanimate · masculine

  2. powiat, county (second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, between a gmina and a województwo) powiat (people living in such a division)

    inanimate · masculine · metonymically

  3. powiat, county (second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, between a gmina and a województwo) powiat office (headquarters of such a district)

    inanimate · masculine · metonymically

  4. powiat, county (second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, between a gmina and a województwo) powiat authorities (people in charge of such a district)

    inanimate · masculine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Proto-Indo-European *weyt-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *waitas Proto-Slavic *větъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *větiti Proto-Slavic *povětitideverb. Proto-Slavic *povětъ Old Polish powiat Polish powiat Inherited from Old Polish powiat.

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