proboszcz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech probošt, from Middle High German probost, from Medieval Latin propositus. Doublet of prepozyt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.bɔʂt͡ʂ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbɔʂt͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: pro‧boszcz

Noun

proboszcz m pers

  1. (Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) 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
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