szambelan

Polish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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
Declension of szambelan
singular plural
nominative szambelan szambelani/szambelanowie
genitive szambelana szambelanów
dative szambelanowi szambelanom
accusative szambelana szambelanów
instrumental szambelanem szambelanami
locative szambelanie szambelanach
vocative szambelanie szambelani/szambelanowie

Derived terms
adjective
  • szambelański
nouns
  • szambelania
  • szambelanic
  • szambelaństwo
verb
  • szambelanować

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