alleluja

Italian

Noun

alleluja m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of alleluia

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia,[1] from Hebrew הללויה.[2] First attested in 1522.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.lɛˈlu.ja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uja
  • Syllabification: al‧le‧lu‧ja

Interjection

alleluja

  1. (Christianity, often reduplicated) hallelujah
    Synonym: hosanna

Noun

alleluja n (indeclinable)

  1. (Christianity, music) hallelujah (song of praise to God)
    radosne allelujajoyous hallelujah
    słynne allelujafamous hallelujah
    uroczyste allelujaceremonial/solemn hallelujah
    wielkanocne allelujaEaster hallelujah
    śpiew allelujasinging a hallelujah
    śpiewać/zaśpiewać allelujato sing a hallelujah
  2. (Middle Polish, now only in set phrases, Christianity) Easter
    Synonym: Wielkanoc
    Wesołego alleluja!(Have a) happy Easter!

References

  1. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alleluja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alleluja”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alleluja”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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