skrutynium

Polish

Alternative forms

  • skrutinium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrūtinium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skruˈtɘ.ɲum/
  • Rhymes: -ɘɲum
  • Syllabification: skru‧ty‧nium

Noun

skrutynium n

  1. (literary) secret ballot
    Synonym: tajne głosowanie
  2. (obsolete, law) judicial inquiry
  3. (Christianity) scrutiny (examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day)

Declension

adjectives
  • skrutacyjny
  • skrutatorski
nouns
  • skrutator
verbs

Further reading

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