autokefalia
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See also: autokefalią
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English autocephaly).
Pronunciation
Noun
autokefalia
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) autocephaly (independence of a national or regional Eastern Orthodox church from the authority of other Eastern Orthodox churches; these include all ten patriarchates, and half a dozen self-declared ones)
Declension
| Inflection of autokefalia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | autokefalia | autokefaliat | |
| genitive | autokefalian | autokefalioiden autokefalioitten | |
| partitive | autokefaliaa | autokefalioita | |
| illative | autokefaliaan | autokefalioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | autokefalia | autokefaliat | |
| accusative | nom. | autokefalia | autokefaliat |
| gen. | autokefalian | ||
| genitive | autokefalian | autokefalioiden autokefalioitten autokefaliain rare | |
| partitive | autokefaliaa | autokefalioita | |
| inessive | autokefaliassa | autokefalioissa | |
| elative | autokefaliasta | autokefalioista | |
| illative | autokefaliaan | autokefalioihin | |
| adessive | autokefalialla | autokefalioilla | |
| ablative | autokefalialta | autokefalioilta | |
| allative | autokefalialle | autokefalioille | |
| essive | autokefaliana | autokefalioina | |
| translative | autokefaliaksi | autokefalioiksi | |
| abessive | autokefaliatta | autokefalioitta | |
| instructive | — | autokefalioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “autokefalia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
autokefalia f
Declension
Declension of autokefalia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | autokefalia |
| genitive | autokefalii |
| dative | autokefalii |
| accusative | autokefalię |
| instrumental | autokefalią |
| locative | autokefalii |
| vocative | autokefalio |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- autokefalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN