župan

See also: zupan, Zupan, and żupan

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒupan]

Etymology 1

Probably from Italian giuppone, originally from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba).

Noun

župan m inan

1. dressing gown
2. pastry wrapping

Declension

Declension of župan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	župan	župany
genitive	županu	županů
dative	županu	županům
accusative	župan	župany
vocative	župane	župany
locative	županu	županech
instrumental	županem	župany

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ (“lord”), from Proto-Slavic *župa of uncertain origin. Compare župa.

Noun

župan m anim

1. administrative head of a district (župa)

Declension

Declension of župan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	župan	župané, župani
genitive	župana	županů
dative	županovi, županu	županům
accusative	župana	župany
vocative	župane	župané, župani
locative	županovi, županu	županech
instrumental	županem	župany

Further reading

• “župan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “župan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “župan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Noun

župan m anim

1. head beekeeper
2. head of a župa

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “župan”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “župan”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Noun

župan m (Cyrillic spelling жупан)

1. head of a district

Declension

Declension of župan

	singular	plural
nominative	župan	župani
genitive	župana	župana
dative	županu	županima
accusative	župana	župane
vocative	župane	župani
locative	županom	županima
instrumental	županu	županima

Further reading

• “župan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “župan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Alternative forms

• zupan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒupán/, /ʒupàːn/

Noun

župȁn or župán m anim

1. head of a municipality

Further reading

• “župan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒupan/
• Rhymes: -upan
• Hyphenation: žu‧pan
• Syllabification: žu‧pan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Noun

župan m pers

1. the chairman of the Domowina district association

Declension

Declension of župan (masculine hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	župan	županaj	županojo
genitive	župana	županow	županow
dative	županej	županomaj	županam
accusative	župana	županow	županow
instrumental	županom	županomaj	županami
locative	županje	županomaj	županach
vocative	župano, županje	županaj	županojo

Etymology 2

Via Italian giuppone or French jupon, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba).

Noun

župan m inan

1. dressing gown

Declension

Declension of župan (masculine hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	župan	županaj	župany
genitive	župana	županow	županow
dative	županej	županomaj	županam
accusative	župan	županaj	župany
instrumental	županom	županomaj	županami
locative	županje	županomaj	županach
vocative	župano, županje	županaj	župany

References

• “župan” in Soblex