zelant

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English

Noun

zelant (plural zelants)

  1. (obsolete) A zealot.

Latin

Verb

zēlant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of zēlō

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin zēlāns, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.lant/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlant
  • Syllabification: ze‧lant

Noun

zelant m pers

  1. (archaic) zealot (zealous person)
    Synonym: zelota

Declension

Declension of zelant
singular plural
nominative zelant zelanci/zelanty (deprecative)
genitive zelanta zelantów
dative zelantowi zelantom
accusative zelanta zelantów
instrumental zelantem zelantami
locative zelancie zelantach
vocative zelancie zelanci

Further reading

  • zelant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zelant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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