kaznodzieja
See also: kaznodzieją
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish kaznodzieja. By surface analysis, kaźń + -o- + -dzieja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaz.nɔˈd͡ʑɛ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛja
- Syllabification: kaz‧no‧dzie‧ja
Noun
kaznodzieja m pers (female equivalent kaznodziejka, related adjective kaznodziejski)
- (religion) evangelist, preacher (clergyman who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people)
- (derogatory, figurative) moralist, preacher (person who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship)
- Synonym: moralista
Declension
Declension of kaznodzieja
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaznodzieja | kaznodzieje |
| genitive | kaznodziei | kaznodziejów |
| dative | kaznodziei | kaznodziejom |
| accusative | kaznodzieję | kaznodziejów |
| instrumental | kaznodzieją | kaznodziejami |
| locative | kaznodziei | kaznodziejach |
| vocative | kaznodziejo | kaznodzieje |
Derived terms
noun
- kaznodziejstwo
Related terms
adverb
- kaznodziejsko
Further reading
- kaznodzieja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kaznodzieja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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