kaznodzieja

See also: kaznodzieją

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kaznodzieja. By surface analysis, kaźń +‎ -o- +‎ dziać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaz.nɔˈd͡ʑɛ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛja
  • Syllabification: kaz‧no‧dzie‧ja

Noun

kaznodzieja m pers (female equivalent kaznodziejka, related adjective kaznodziejski)

  1. (religion) evangelist, preacher (clergyman who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people)
    Synonym: homiletyk
    Hyponyms: minister, predykant
  2. (derogatory, figurative) moralist, preacher (person who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship)
    Synonym: moralista

Declension

Declension of kaznodzieja
singular plural
nominative kaznodzieja kaznodzieje
genitive kaznodziei kaznodziejów
dative kaznodziei kaznodziejom
accusative kaznodzieję kaznodziejów
instrumental kaznodzieją kaznodziejami
locative kaznodziei kaznodziejach
vocative kaznodziejo kaznodzieje

Derived terms

noun
adverb
  • kaznodziejsko

Further reading

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