cenzus

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cēnsus. Doublet of czynsz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛn.zus/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnzus
• Syllabification: cen‧zus

Noun

cenzus m inan (related adjective cenzusowy)

1. (literary) census (official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals)
2. (Ancient Rome, historical) census (division of citizens, based on an assessment of their landed estates, into classes with different powers and duties to the state)
3. certificate of qualification

   Synonym: świadectwo

4. (military) right to promotion

Declension

Declension of cenzus

	singular	plural
nominative	cenzus	cenzusy
genitive	cenzusu	cenzusów
dative	cenzusowi	cenzusom
accusative	cenzus	cenzusy
instrumental	cenzusem	cenzusami
locative	cenzusie	cenzusach
vocative	cenzusie	cenzusy

Derived terms

nouns

• cenzus wyborczy
• cenzusowiec

 

Further reading

• cenzus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cenzus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• cenzus in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

cènzus m (Cyrillic spelling цѐнзус)

1. census

Declension

Declension of cenzus

	singular	plural
nominative	cenzus	cenzusi
genitive	cenzusa	cenzusa
dative	cenzusu	cenzusima
accusative	cenzus	cenzuse
vocative	cenzuse	cenzusi
locative	cenzusu	cenzusima
instrumental	cenzusom	cenzusima