żupan

See also: zupan, Zupan, and župan

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐu.pan/

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• Rhymes: -upan
• Syllabification: żu‧pan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French jupon, from French jupe, from Italian giubba, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “long garment”).

Noun

żupan m inan

1. (historical) żupan (long garment, always lined, worn by almost all males of the noble social class in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth)

Declension

Declension of żupan

	singular	plural
nominative	żupan	żupany
genitive	żupanu	żupanów
dative	żupanowi	żupanom
accusative	żupan	żupany
instrumental	żupanem	żupanami
locative	żupanie	żupanach
vocative	żupanie	żupany

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish żupan, from Proto-Slavic *županъ (“lord”), from Proto-Slavic *župa.

Noun

żupan m pers

1. (historical) župan (noble and administrative title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 21st century)

Declension

Declension of żupan

	singular	plural
nominative	żupan	żupani/żupany (deprecative)
genitive	żupana	żupanów
dative	żupanowi	żupanom
accusative	żupana	żupanów
instrumental	żupanem	żupanami
locative	żupanie	żupanach
vocative	żupanie	żupani

Further reading

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