proboszcz
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Czech probošt, from Middle High German probost, from Medieval Latin propositus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.bɔʂt͡ʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔbɔʂt͡ʂ
- Syllabification: pro‧boszcz
Noun
proboszcz m pers
- parish priest / (US) pastor (the chief priest in a parish, Catholic counterpart of Anglican vicar or rector)
- Synonyms: paroch, pleban
- Hypernym: ksiądz
Declension
Declension of proboszcz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | proboszcz | proboszczowie |
| genitive | proboszcza | proboszczów |
| dative | proboszczowi | proboszczom |
| accusative | proboszcza | proboszczów |
| instrumental | proboszczem | proboszczami |
| locative | proboszczu | proboszczach |
| vocative | proboszczu | proboszczowie |
Derived terms
adjectives
- proboszczowski
- proboszczowy
noun
- probostwo
Descendants
- → Belarusian: пробашч (próbašč)
Further reading
- proboszcz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- proboszcz in Polish dictionaries at PWN