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hospodar

hos·po·dar
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hos-puh-dahr]
    • /ˈhɒs pəˌdɑr/
    • /hˈɒspədˌɑː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hos-puh-dahr]
    • /ˈhɒs pəˌdɑr/

Definitions of hospodar word

  • noun hospodar a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldavia. 1
  • noun hospodar A governor of Wallachia and Moldavia under the Ottoman Porte. 1
  • noun hospodar (formerly) the governor or prince of Moldavia or Wallachia under Ottoman rule 0
  • noun hospodar A title borne by the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia. 0

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Origin of hospodar

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Romanian < Ukrainian gospodár' literally, lord; compare Russian Church Slavonic gospodarĭ (cognate with Czech hospodář, Serbo-Croatian gospòdār), equivalent to gospodĭ lord + -arĭ noun suffix; gospodĭ perhaps < *gos(tĭ)-potĭ, hence cognate with Latin hospes (see host1), though d for t unexplained

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Parts of speech for Hospodar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hospodar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hospodar usage trend in Literature

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