different between hetman vs heman

English

Etymology

From Polish hetman, probably from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman (“commander”), from houbet, heupt (“head”), related to Latin caput (“head”), + Middle High German man (“man”). Compare modern German Hauptmann (“captain”), Haupt, Mann. The Polish e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -?-.

Noun

hetman (plural hetmans)

1. (historical) A Cossack headman or general.
2. Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

Translations

See also

• ataman
• hegumen

References

• Mel?ny?uk O. S., editor (1982–2012) , “???????”, in Etymolohi?nyj slovnyk ukrajins?koji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyjiv: Naukova Dumka

Anagrams

• Hemant, Manthe, anthem, mentha, nameth, the man

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?x?t.man/

Noun

hetman m anim

1. (chess) queen

Declension

Noun

hetman m pers

1. (historical) a Cossack military commander.
2. (historical) Title used by the senior military commanders in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (15th to 18th century).

Declension

See also

Further reading

• hetman in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• hetman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Possibly English head + man.

Noun

hetman

1. chief; leader

English

Noun

heman

1. Misspelling of he-man.