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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin catēchismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.təˈxɪs.mʏs/, /ˌkaː.teːˈxɪs.mʏs/
- Hyphenation: ca‧te‧chis‧mus
- Rhymes: -ɪsmʏs
Noun
catechismus m (plural catechismussen)
- catechism
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
catēchismus m (genitive catēchismī); second declension
- catechism
Declension
Second-declension noun.
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