katechizm
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Polish
Alternative forms
- katajz (Central Greater Poland)
- katajiz (Western Greater Poland)
- katajusz (Central Greater Poland, Western Greater Poland)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin catēchismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós, “katēkhismos”), 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
katechizm m inan
- (Christianity) catechism (book summarizing the principles of Christianity)
- catechism (basic manual in some subject)
Declension
Declension of katechizm
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | katechizm | katechizmy |
| genitive | katechizmu | katechizmów |
| dative | katechizmowi | katechizmom |
| accusative | katechizm | katechizmy |
| instrumental | katechizmem | katechizmami |
| locative | katechizmie | katechizmach |
| vocative | katechizmie | katechizmy |
Derived terms
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