prezbiterium

Polish

prezbiterium

Etymology

Borrowed from German Presbyterium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛz.biˈtɛ.rjum/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrjum
• Syllabification: prez‧bi‧te‧rium

Noun

prezbiterium n (related adjective prezbiterialny)

1. (architecture, Roman Catholicism) chancel, presbytery (space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir; in medieval cathedrals, the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen)

   Synonym: chór

Declension

Declension of prezbiterium

	singular	plural
nominative	prezbiterium	prezbiteria
genitive	prezbiterium	prezbiteriów
dative	prezbiterium	prezbiteriom
accusative	prezbiterium	prezbiteria
instrumental	prezbiterium	prezbiteriami
locative	prezbiterium	prezbiteriach
vocative	prezbiterium	prezbiteria

Related terms

(adjectives):

• prezbiteriański

(nouns):

• prezbiter
• prezbiterialność
• prezbiterianin
• prezbiterianizm
• prezbiterianka
• prezbiterstwo

Further reading

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