ксёндз
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- ksiondz — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish ksiądz, from Old Polish ksiądz, from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь. Doublet of князь (knjazʹ), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ksʲont͡s]
- Hyphenation: ксёндз
Noun
ксёндз • (ksjondz) m pers (genitive ксяндза́, nominative plural ксяндзы́, genitive plural ксяндзо́ў)
Declension
Declension of ксёндз (pr hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ксёндз ksjondz |
ксяндзы́ ksjandzý |
| genitive | ксяндза́ ksjandzá |
ксяндзо́ў ksjandzóŭ |
| dative | ксяндзу́ ksjandzú |
ксяндза́м ksjandzám |
| accusative | ксяндза́ ksjandzá |
ксяндзо́ў ksjandzóŭ |
| instrumental | ксяндзо́м ksjandzóm |
ксяндза́мі ksjandzámi |
| locative | ксяндзе́ ksjandzjé |
ксяндза́х ksjandzáx |
| count form | — | ксяндзы́1 ksjandzý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Further reading
- Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ксёндз”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
- “ксёндз” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “ксёндз”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish ksiądz, from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь. Doublet of князь (knjazʹ) and конунг (konung).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ksʲɵnt͡s]
Noun
ксёндз • (ksjondz) m anim (genitive ксендза́, nominative plural ксендзы́, genitive plural ксендзо́в)
- Polish Catholic priest
Declension
Declension of ксёндз (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
References
- Shansky, N. M. (1965) “ксёндз”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 425