ксёндз

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Belarusian

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ксёндз

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish ksiądz, from Old Polish ksiądz, from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь. Doublet of князь (knjazʹ), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ксёндз

Noun

ксёндз (ksjondzm pers (genitive ксяндза́, nominative plural ксяндзы́, genitive plural ксяндзо́ў)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) Roman Catholic priest

Declension

Further reading

  • Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ксёндз”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
  • ксёндз” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • ксёндз”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Russian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Polish ksiądz, from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь. Doublet of князь (knjazʹ) and конунг (konung).

Pronunciation

Noun

ксёндз (ksjondzm anim (genitive ксендза́, nominative plural ксендзы́, genitive plural ксендзо́в)

  1. Polish Catholic priest

Declension

References

  • Shansky, N. M. (1965) “ксёндз”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 425