kenesa
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Kenesa of Kyiv
See also: кенаса
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Karaim כְּנִיסָא (kǝnîsāʾ), from Aramaic כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā, “gathering”), likely via Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa, “church, synagogue”).
Noun
kenesa (plural kenesas)
Translations
Karaite house of prayer
Further reading
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “gathering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kenesà f (plural kenèsos) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of kenesà
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kenesà | kenèsos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kenèsos | kenèsų |
| dative (naudininkas) | kenèsai | kenèsoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kenèsą | kenesàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kenesà | kenèsomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | kenèsoje | kenèsose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kenèsa | kenèsos |
Further reading
- “kenesa”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- kenesa, entry by Rasa Butvilaitė, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
- “kenesa”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2025
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “gathering”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kenesa f
Declension
Declension of kenesa
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kenesa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading
- kenesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN