kenesa
See also: кенаса
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Karaim כְּנִיסָא (kǝnîsāʾ), from Aramaic כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā, “gathering”), likely via Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa, “church, synagogue”).
Noun
kenesa (plural kenesas)
Translations
Karaite house of prayer
Further reading
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- kinèsė
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “gathering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʲɛnʲɛˈsɐ]
- Hyphenation: ke‧ne‧sa
Noun
kenesà f (plural kenèsos) stress pattern 2
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kenesà | kenèsos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kenèsos | kenèsų |
| dative (naudininkas) | kenèsai | kenèsoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kenèsą | kenesàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kenesà | kenèsomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | kenèsoje | kenèsose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kenèsa | kenèsos |
Further reading
- “kenesa”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- “kenesa”, entry by Rasa Butvilaitė, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
- “kenesa”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2025
Polish
Alternative forms
- kienesa
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “gathering”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛˈnɛ.sa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsa
- Syllabification: ke‧ne‧sa
Noun
kenesa f
Declension
Declension of kenesa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kenesa | kenesy |
| genitive | kenesy | kenes |
| dative | kenesie | kenesom |
| accusative | kenesę | kenesy |
| instrumental | kenesą | kenesami |
| locative | kenesie | kenesach |
| vocative | keneso | kenesy |
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kenesa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading
- kenesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN