Rzeczpospolita

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English[edit]

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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its maximum extent in 1619.

Etymology[edit]

From Polish rzeczpospolita (republic, commonwealth).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒspəˈlaɪtə/, /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒsˈpɒlɪtə/

Proper noun[edit]

Rzeczpospolita

  1. The Polish endonym referring to the Polish State, "Rzeczpospolita Polska", the official Polish name for the Republic of Poland.
  2. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)

Translations[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of rzecz (thing) +‎ pospolita (common). Calque of Latin rēspūblica (public affair).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʐɛt͡ʂ.pɔˈspɔ.li.ta/, /ʐɛt͡ʂ.pɔ.spɔˈli.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: Rzecz‧po‧spo‧li‧ta
  • Homophone: rzeczpospolita

Proper noun[edit]

Rzeczpospolita f

  1. (formal) Poland (the Polish state)

Declension[edit]

One-word declension:

Two-word declension:

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