krzyżmo

Polish

krzyżmo

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech křižmo, from Middle High German chrismo, from Latin chrīsma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɨʐ.mɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɨʐmɔ
• Syllabification: krzyż‧mo

Noun

krzyżmo n

1. (Christianity) chrism (mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation)

   Synonym: olej święty

Declension

Declension of krzyżmo

	singular
nominative	krzyżmo
genitive	krzyżma
dative	krzyżmu
accusative	krzyżmo
instrumental	krzyżmem
locative	krzyżmie
vocative	krzyżmo

Derived terms

verbs

• krzyżmować impf

 

Related terms

nouns

• krzyżmał

 

Further reading

• krzyżmo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• krzyżmo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• krzyżmo in PWN's encyclopedia