parafia

See also: parafią

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish parochia, from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía), from Ancient Greek παροικέω (paroikéō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈra.fja/
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  • Rhymes: -afja
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧fia

Noun

parafia f

  1. (Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)
  2. (Christianity, colloquial) parish church
    Synonym: kościół parafialny
  3. (collective) parish (community attending that church; the members of the parish)
  4. parish office

Declension
Declension of parafia
singular plural
nominative parafia parafie
genitive parafii parafii/parafij (archaic)
dative parafii parafiom
accusative parafię parafie
instrumental parafią parafiami
locative parafii parafiach
vocative parafio parafie

Derived terms

Further reading
  • parafia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • parafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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