komunia

See also: komunią

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin commūniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈmu.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -uɲa
• Syllabification: ko‧mu‧nia

Noun

komunia f (related adjective komunijny)

1. (Christianity) Holy Communion (sacrament)

   Synonym: eucharystia

2. (Roman Catholicism) sacramental bread, communion bread, communion wafer, Eucharist, host (bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist; before the consecration)

   Synonyms: eucharystia, hostia, komunikant

3. (Christianity) Holy Communion (the part of the Mass in which the priest and the believers receive Holy Communion)
4. (colloquial, Roman Catholicism) First Communion (first time that a person receives the sacrament of Communion)

   Synonym: pierwsza komunia

5. (colloquial, Roman Catholicism) First Communion (celebration consisting of a mass and a party)

   Synonym: pierwsza komunia

6. (literary) communion (joining together of minds or spirits)

   Synonym: zjednoczenie

Declension

Declension of komunia

	singular	plural
nominative	komunia	komunie
genitive	komunii	komunii/komunij (archaic)
dative	komunii	komuniom
accusative	komunię	komunie
instrumental	komunią	komuniami
locative	komunii	komuniach
vocative	komunio	komunie

Derived terms

nouns

• pierwsza komunia

 

Related terms

nouns

• komunikant

 

Further reading

• komunia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• komunia in Polish dictionaries at PWN