Rzeczpospolita

Rzeczpospolita is a traditional and official name of the Polish State – (, ). It comes from the words: "rzecz" (thing) and "pospolita" (common), literally, a "common thing". In terms of etymology and meaning, the closest Latin phrase is "res publica" (res "thing", publica "public, common") and the closest English term is "commonwealth" (i.e. "common wealth", "common good"), but a more modern translation is republic (a form of governance). In Poland the word Rzeczpospolita is used exclusively in relation to the Republic of Poland, and any other republic is referred to in Polish as a republika, e.g., Italian Republic – .

Rzeczpospolita ist an den lateinischen Begriff res publica (Republik) angelehnt. Im Gegensatz zur lateinischen Bedeutung ‚öffentliche Sache‘ bedeutet jedoch der polnische Begriff wörtlich ‚gemeinsame Sache‘.

Rzeczpospolita [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlʲita] signifie « république » en polonais (calque du latin res publica - chose publique), employé de nos jours uniquement pour décrire des régimes politiques ayant été établis en Pologne et en Lituanie.