katechizm

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin catēchismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós, “katēkhismos”), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtɛ.xizm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛxizm
• Syllabification: ka‧te‧chizm

Noun

katechizm m inan

1. (Christianity) catechism (book summarizing the principles of Christianity)
2. catechism (basic manual in some subject)

Declension

Declension of katechizm

	singular	plural
nominative	katechizm	katechizmy
genitive	katechizmu	katechizmów
dative	katechizmowi	katechizmom
accusative	katechizm	katechizmy
instrumental	katechizmem	katechizmami
locative	katechizmie	katechizmach
vocative	katechizmie	katechizmy

Derived terms

adjective

• katechizmowy

 

Related terms

adjectives

• katechetyczny
• katechizacyjny

 

nouns

• katecheta
• katechetka
• katechetyka
• katecheza
• katechista
• katechizacja

 

verb

• katechizować

 

Further reading

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