baptysterium

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bap.tɘsˈtɛ.rjum/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrjum
  • Syllabification: bap‧tys‧te‧rium

Noun

baptysterium n

  1. (Christianity, architecture) baptistry
  2. (Christianity) baptismal font
    Synonym: chrzcielnica

Declension

adjective

Further reading

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