krześnica

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Old Polish

Etymology

From krzest +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /kr̝ɛɕɲit͡sa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /kr̝ɛɕɲit͡sa/

Noun

krześnica f

  1. (Christianity, attested in Greater Poland) baptismal font
    • 1908 [c. 1500], Bolesław Erzepki, editor, Przyczynki do średniowiecznego słownictwa polskiego. I. Glosy polskie wpisane do łacińsko-niemieckiego słownika drukowanego w roku 1490, Lubiń, page 35:
      Krzesznyczą baptisterium
      [Krześnica baptisterium]

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