misterium

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mystērium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈtɛ.rjum/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrjum
• Syllabification: mis‧te‧rium

Noun

misterium n

1. mystery (something secret or unexplainable)

   Synonym: tajemnica

2. (Christianity, drama) mystery play
3. (historical, religion) mystery (secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation)

Declension

Declension of misterium

	singular	plural
nominative	misterium	misteria
genitive	misterium	misteriów
dative	misterium	misteriom
accusative	misterium	misteria
instrumental	misterium	misteriami
locative	misterium	misteriach
vocative	misterium	misteria

Related terms

adjectives

• misteriowy
• misteryjny

 

Further reading

• misterium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• misterium in Polish dictionaries at PWN