merostwo

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s

Proto-Indo-European *-yōs

Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs

Proto-Italic *majjōs

Latin maior

Old French maire

French mairebor.

Polish mer

Proto-Slavic *-o-

Old Polish -o-

Polish -o-

Proto-Indo-European *-tusder.

Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo

Old Polish -stwo

Polish -stwo

Polish merostwo

From mer + -o- + -stwo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈrɔ.stfɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstfɔ
• Syllabification: me‧ro‧stwo

Noun

merostwo n

1. mayoralty, mayorship (office or administration of a mayor in France and other countries)
2. town hall, mayor's office (physical office used by a mayor)
3. district governed by a mayor

Declension

Declension of merostwo

	singular	plural
nominative	merostwo	merostwa
genitive	merostwa	merostw
dative	merostwu	merostwom
accusative	merostwo	merostwa
instrumental	merostwem	merostwami
locative	merostwie	merostwach
vocative	merostwo	merostwa

Noun

merostwo m pers pl

1. (dated) mayor and his wife; mayoral couple

Declension

Declension of merostwo

	plural
nominative	merostwo
genitive	merostwa
dative	merostwu
accusative	merostwa
instrumental	merostwem
locative	merostwu
vocative	merostwo

Further reading

• “merostwo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “merostwo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)