melchizedek
See also: Melchizedek
Polish
melchizedek
Alternative forms
- melchizedech
Etymology
From Melchizedek, a king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛl.xiˈzɛ.dɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdɛk
- Syllabification: mel‧chi‧ze‧dek
- Homophone: Melchizedek
Noun
melchizedek m inan
- (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism and Anglicanism) lunette, luna (crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the consecrated host upright when exposed in the monstrance)
- Synonyms: melchizedech, lunula
Declension
Declension of melchizedek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | melchizedek | melchizedki |
| genitive | melchizedka | melchizedków |
| dative | melchizedkowi | melchizedkom |
| accusative | melchizedek | melchizedki |
| instrumental | melchizedkiem | melchizedkami |
| locative | melchizedku | melchizedkach |
| vocative | melchizedku | melchizedki |
Further reading
- melchizedek in Polish dictionaries at PWN