metropolita
See also: metropolità and metropolitą
Esperanto
Adjective
metropolita (accusative singular metropolitan, plural metropolitaj, accusative plural metropolitajn)
Italian
Adjective
metropolita m or f (masculine plural metropoliti, feminine plural metropolite)
- (Christianity) metropolitan (of a metropolitan bishop)
Noun
metropolita m (plural metropoliti)
- (Christianity) metropolitan (bishop)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin metropolīta, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ.trɔ.pɔˈli.ta/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: me‧tro‧po‧li‧ta
Noun
metropolita m pers
- (Roman Catholicism) metropolitan (bishop empowered to oversee other bishops)
Declension
Declension of metropolita
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metropolita | metropolici/metropolity (deprecative) |
| genitive | metropolity | metropolitów |
| dative | metropolicie | metropolitom |
| accusative | metropolitę | metropolitów |
| instrumental | metropolitą | metropolitami |
| locative | metropolicie | metropolitach |
| vocative | metropolito | metropolici |
Derived terms
adjectives
- metropolitalny
- metropolitański
- metropolitarny
Related terms
adverb
- metropolitalnie
nouns
- metropolia
- metropolitan
- metropolizacja
verb
- metropolizować się impf
Further reading
- metropolita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- metropolita in Polish dictionaries at PWN