zupan

See also: Zupan, żupan, and župan

English

Etymology

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

Noun

zupan (plural zupans)

1. The leader of a župa, or administrative unit, among various South Slavic peoples.

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zupán/

Noun

zupȁn m anim

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of župan.

Further reading

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