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“sacred, holy” + “troop, army”
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[ˈsvatopluk] · Czech
01 / Meaning & origin
Svatopluk is a masculine given name documented in Czech. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Slavic *Svętopъlkъ, from the components “sacred, holy” + “troop, army”.
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Meaning: “sacred, holy” + “troop, army”
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Svętopъlkъ, from *svętъ (“sacred, holy”) + *pъlkъ (“troop, army”). Related to modern Polish Świętopełk.
De svatý (« célèbre ») et pluk (« peuple, armée ») → voir Laocoon pour le sens.
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ruler of Moravia
Czech poet, publicist and bookwriter (1846–1908)
Czechoslovak footballer (1930–2005)
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