akolita

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See also: akolitą

Polish

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Alternative forms

  • akolit (obsolete, 16th–19th c.)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).[1] First attested in 1528.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɔˈli.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: a‧ko‧li‧ta

Noun

akolita m pers (female equivalent akolitka)

  1. (Christianity) acolyte [2]
    akolita ustanowiony ― an appointed acolyte
  2. (formal, often ironic) acolyte (attendant, assistant or follower) [3]
    Synonyms: pomocnik, poplecznik
    wierny akolita ― a faithful acolyte

Declension

Declension of akolita
singular plural
nominative akolita akolici/akolity (deprecative)
genitive akolity akolitów
dative akolicie akolitom
accusative akolitę akolitów
instrumental akolitą akolitami
locative akolicie akolitach
vocative akolito akolici
noun

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “akolita”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “akolit”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  3. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “akolita”, in Słownik języka polskiego

Further reading

  • akolita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • akolita in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Teresa Sokołowska (09.04.2011) “AKOLIT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Krystyna Siekierska (01.09.2008) “AKOLITA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “akolita”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “akolit, akolita”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 17
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