cenzus
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cēnsus. Doublet of czynsz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛn.zus/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnzus
- Syllabification: cen‧zus
Noun
cenzus m inan (related adjective cenzusowy)
- (literary) census (official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals)
- (Ancient Rome, historical) census (division of citizens, based on an assessment of their landed estates, into classes with different powers and duties to the state)
- certificate of qualification
- Synonym: świadectwo
- (military) right to promotion
Declension
Declension of cenzus
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cenzus | cenzusy |
| genitive | cenzusu | cenzusów |
| dative | cenzusowi | cenzusom |
| accusative | cenzus | cenzusy |
| instrumental | cenzusem | cenzusami |
| locative | cenzusie | cenzusach |
| vocative | cenzusie | cenzusy |
Derived terms
nouns
- cenzus wyborczy
- cenzusowiec
Further reading
- cenzus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cenzus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- cenzus in PWN's encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
cènzus m inan (Cyrillic spelling цѐнзус)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cenzus | cenzusi |
| genitive | cenzusa | cenzusa |
| dative | cenzusu | cenzusima |
| accusative | cenzus | cenzuse |
| vocative | cenzuse | cenzusi |
| locative | cenzusu | cenzusima |
| instrumental | cenzusom | cenzusima |