posek

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See also: pŏsek

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Etymology

Hebrew פוסק

Noun

posek (plural poseks or poskim)

  1. (Judaism) decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in cases where previous authorities are inconclusive or no halakhic precedent exists.
    • 1996 April 28, Jonathan Kamens, “Question on love affairs and illegitimate children”, in soc.culture.jewish‎ (Usenet):
      Standard disclaimer.... I am not a posek. Always consult a real posek if you want a real p'sak. Poskim don't waste their time answering Usenet postings. :-)

Translations

Anagrams

Old Czech

Etymology

Uncertain, probably of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈposɛk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈposɛk/

Noun

posek m inan

  1. pizzle (especially bull pizzle)
  2. A baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals.

Declension

Declension of posek (hard o-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative posek posky posci, poskové
genitive poska, posku poskú poskóv
dative posku poskoma poskóm
accusative posek posky posky
vocative pošče posky posci, poskové
locative poscě, posku poskú posciech
instrumental poskem poskoma posky
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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