zelota

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See also: zelóta

Italian

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Noun

zelota m or f by sense (masculine plural zeloti, feminine plural zelote)

  1. Zealot (follower of Zealotry)

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛˈlɔ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: ze‧lo‧ta

Noun

zelota m pers

  1. (historical, Judaism) Zealot (member of the Zealot movement in Judea)
  2. (literary) zealot (zealous person)
    Synonym: zelant

Declension

Declension of zelota
singular plural
nominative zelota zeloci/zeloty (deprecative)
genitive zeloty zelotów
dative zelocie zelotom
accusative zelotę zelotów
instrumental zelotą zelotami
locative zelocie zelotach
vocative zeloto zeloci

Further reading

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