prezbiterium

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Presbyterium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛz.biˈtɛ.rjum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrjum
  • Syllabification: prez‧bi‧te‧rium

Noun

prezbiterium n (related adjective prezbiterialny)

  1. (architecture, Roman Catholicism) chancel, presbytery (space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir; in medieval cathedrals, the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen)
    Synonym: chór

Declension

Declension of prezbiterium
singular plural
nominative prezbiterium prezbiteria
genitive prezbiterium prezbiteriów
dative prezbiterium prezbiteriom
accusative prezbiterium prezbiteria
instrumental prezbiterium prezbiteriami
locative prezbiterium prezbiteriach
vocative prezbiterium prezbiteria
adjectives
nouns

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