Рѣчъ Посполита

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish Rzeczpospolita, calque of Latin rēspūblica. Cognate with Russian Речь Посполи́тая (Rečʹ Pospolítaja).

Proper noun

Рѣчъ Посполита • (Rěč Pospolita) f inan

  1. Rzeczpospolita (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: Рэ́ч Паспалі́тая (Réč Paspalítaja)
  • Ukrainian: Рі́ч Посполи́та (Ríč Pospolýta)
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