papiestwo

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish papiestwo. By surface analysis, papież + -stwo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpjɛs.tfɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstfɔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧pies‧two

Noun

papiestwo n

  1. (Roman Catholicism, uncountable) papacy (office of the pope)
    Synonyms: tiara, tron Piotrowy
  2. (countable) ecclesiastical state (government under the rule of a pope)

Declension

adjectives
nouns
verb

Further reading

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