katechizm

• katajz (Central Greater Poland)
• katajiz (Western Greater Poland)
• katajusz (Central Greater Poland, Western Greater Poland)

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin catēchismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós, “katēkhismos”), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.xizm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛxizm
• Syllabification: ka‧te‧chizm

katechizm m inan

1. (Christianity) catechism (book summarizing the principles of Christianity)
2. catechism (basic manual in some subject)

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