chrzest

See also: chrzęst

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish krzest. Doublet of Chrystus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈxʂɛst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Syllabification: chrzest

Noun

chrzest m inan

  1. baptism (Christian sacrament)
  2. baptism (ceremony of naming, e.g., a ship)
  3. (Chełmno, more commonly in the plural) synonym of przezwisko

Declension

Declension of chrzest
singular plural
nominative chrzest chrzty
genitive chrztu chrztów
dative chrztowi chrztom
accusative chrzest chrzty
instrumental chrztem chrztami
locative chrzcie chrztach
vocative chrzcie chrzty

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verb

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: хрэст (xrest)
  • → Ukrainian: хрест (xrest)

Further reading

  • chrzest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chrzest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “chrzest”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 130
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