komunia

See also: komunią

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin commūniō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈmu.ɲa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɲa
  • Syllabification: ko‧mu‧nia

Noun

komunia f (related adjective komunijny)

  1. (Christianity) Holy Communion (sacrament)
    Synonym: eucharystia
  2. (Roman Catholicism) sacramental bread, communion bread, communion wafer, Eucharist, host (bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist; before the consecration)
    Synonyms: eucharystia, hostia, komunikant
  3. (Christianity) Holy Communion (the part of the Mass in which the priest and the believers receive Holy Communion)
  4. (colloquial, Roman Catholicism) First Communion (first time that a person receives the sacrament of Communion)
    Synonym: pierwsza komunia
  5. (colloquial, Roman Catholicism) First Communion (celebration consisting of a mass and a party)
    Synonym: pierwsza komunia
  6. (literary) communion (joining together of minds or spirits)
    Synonym: zjednoczenie

Declension

Declension of komunia
singular plural
nominative komunia komunie
genitive komunii komunii/komunij (archaic)
dative komunii komuniom
accusative komunię komunie
instrumental komunią komuniami
locative komunii komuniach
vocative komunio komunie

Derived terms

nouns
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Further reading

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