plebania

See also: plébánia, plebánia, and plebanią

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin plebania.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɛˈbaɲ.ja/
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  • Rhymes: -aɲja
  • Syllabification: ple‧ban‧ia

Noun

plebania f (diminutive plebanijka)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) clergy house, parsonage, rectory (the residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church)
    Synonym: probostwo
  2. (archaic, Roman Catholicism) parish
    Synonym: parafia

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • plebanijny
adjective
  • plebanowy
noun

Further reading

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