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chrzest

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See also: chrzęst

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish krzest. Doublet of Chrystus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Syllabification: chrzest

Noun

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chrzest m inan

  1. baptism (Christian sacrament)
  2. baptism (ceremony of naming, e.g., a ship)
  3. (Chełmno, more commonly in the plural) Synonym of przezwisko

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: хрэст (xrest)
  • Ukrainian: хрест (xrest)

Further reading

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  • chrzest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chrzest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “chrzest”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 130