katechizm

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin catēchismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós, “katēkhismos”), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈtɛ.xizm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛxizm
  • Syllabification: ka‧te‧chizm

Noun

katechizm m inan

  1. (Christianity) catechism (book summarizing the principles of Christianity)
  2. catechism (basic manual in some subject)

Declension
Declension of katechizm
singular plural
nominative katechizm katechizmy
genitive katechizmu katechizmów
dative katechizmowi katechizmom
accusative katechizm katechizmy
instrumental katechizmem katechizmami
locative katechizmie katechizmach
vocative katechizmie katechizmy

Derived terms
adjective
adjectives
  • katechetyczny
  • katechizacyjny
nouns
verb

Further reading
  • katechizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • katechizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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