szambelan

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French chambellan, from Old French chamberlan, chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamarling, from Proto-Germanic *kamarlingaz, from Latin camera + Frankish *-ling.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʂamˈbɛ.lan/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlan
  • Syllabification: szam‧be‧lan

Noun[edit]

szambelan m pers (female equivalent szambelanowa)

  1. (historical) chamberlain (high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title)
  2. (historical) chamberlain (officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading[edit]

  • szambelan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szambelan in Polish dictionaries at PWN