kenesa

See also: кенаса

English

Kenesa of Kyiv

Etymology

Borrowed from Karaim כְּנִיסָא (kǝnîsāʾ), from Aramaic כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā, “gathering”), likely via Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa, “church, synagogue”).

Noun

kenesa (plural kenesas)

1. An Eastern European or Persian Karaite synagogue.

Translations

Karaite house of prayer

• German: Kenessa f
• Lithuanian: kenesà f, kinèsė f
• Polish: kenesa (pl) f, kienesa f
• Russian: кена́сса f (kenássa)
• Ukrainian: кена́са f (kenása)

Further reading

• kenesa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• kinèsė

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “gathering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲɛnʲɛˈsɐ]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ne‧sa

Noun

kenesà f (plural kenèsos) stress pattern 2

1. (Judaism) kenesa

   Coordinate term: sinagogà

Declension

Declension of kenesà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	kenesà	kenèsos
genitive (kilmininkas)	kenèsos	kenèsų
dative (naudininkas)	kenèsai	kenèsoms
accusative (galininkas)	kenèsą	kenesàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	kenesà	kenèsomis
locative (vietininkas)	kenèsoje	kenèsose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	kenèsa	kenèsos

Further reading

• “kenesa”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• kenesa, entry by Rasa Butvilaitė, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
• “kenesa”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2025

Polish

Alternative forms

• kienesa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “gathering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛˈnɛ.sa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Syllabification: ke‧ne‧sa

Noun

kenesa f

1. (Judaism) kenesa

   Coordinate term: synagoga

Declension

Declension of kenesa

	singular	plural
nominative	kenesa	kenesy
genitive	kenesy	kenes
dative	kenesie	kenesom
accusative	kenesę	kenesy
instrumental	kenesą	kenesami
locative	kenesie	kenesach
vocative	keneso	kenesy

Further reading

• kenesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN