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/

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• 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