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)

  1. (historical) A Cossack headman or general.
  2. Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

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See also

References
  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гетьман‎”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛt.man/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

hetman m anim

  1. (chess) Queen.

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

  1. (historical) a Cossack military commander.
  2. (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

See also
Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
król hetman, królowa, dama wieża goniec, laufer skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek

Further reading
  • hetman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Possibly English head + man.

Noun

hetman

  1. chief; leader
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