melchizedek

See also: Melchizedek

Polish

melchizedek

Alternative forms

• melchizedech

Etymology

From Melchizedek, a king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛl.xiˈzɛ.dɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdɛk
• Syllabification: mel‧chi‧ze‧dek
• Homophone: Melchizedek

Noun

melchizedek m inan

1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism and Anglicanism) lunette, luna (crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the consecrated host upright when exposed in the monstrance)

   Synonyms: melchizedech, lunula

Declension

Declension of melchizedek

	singular	plural
nominative	melchizedek	melchizedki
genitive	melchizedka	melchizedków
dative	melchizedkowi	melchizedkom
accusative	melchizedek	melchizedki
instrumental	melchizedkiem	melchizedkami
locative	melchizedku	melchizedkach
vocative	melchizedku	melchizedki

Further reading

• melchizedek in Polish dictionaries at PWN