starosta
/ˈstaɹɒstə/noun
starosta is spelled S-T-A-R-O-S-T-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, starosta means “In Russia, the head man of a village community” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of starosta is starostas or starosty.
How many letters and syllables are in starosta?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-R-O-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is starosta?
Starosta appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce starosta?
- /ˈstaɹɒstə/
- /stəˈɹɒstə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-starosta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of starosta
- starostas plural
- starosty plural
- starosti plural
- starust
- staroste
- stahrost
- starost
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starosta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Russia, the head man of a village community.
- 2
In the former kingdom of Poland, a noble holding a castle and domain bestowed by the Crown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does starosta come from?
From Russian ста́роста (stárosta) and Polish starosta, both ultimately from Proto-Slavic *starosta, from *starostь (“old age”) + *-a (suffix forming agent nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).