towarzystwo

Meaning

1. companionship, company (someone's presence around someone else)
2. companionship, company (group of gathered people)
3. society (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest)
4. society (group of elites)
5. (obsolete) comrades from hussar or armored banners
6. (obsolete) comrades from hussar or armored banners
7. (obsolete) acting troupe
8. (obsolete) society; live in society
9. (obsolete) companionship (closeness or friendship)

Hyphenated as

to‧wa‧rzys‧two

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɔ.vaˈʐɨs.tfɔ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish towarzystwo. By surface analysis, towarzysz + -stwo. Compare Kashubian towarzëstwò and Ukrainian товари́ство (tovarýstvo).