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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Doublet of dekanat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑɛˈka.nat/
- Rhymes: -anat
- Syllabification: dzie‧ka‧nat
Noun
dziekanat m inan
- (education) deanery (office held by a dean)
- (Christianity, collective) Alternative form of dekanat (“deanery”)
Declension
Further reading
- dziekanat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dziekanat in Polish dictionaries at PWN