parafia

See also: parafią

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish parochia, from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía), from Ancient Greek παροικέω (paroikéō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.fja/

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• Rhymes: -afja
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧fia

Noun

parafia f

1. (Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)
2. (Christianity, colloquial) parish church

   Synonym: kościół parafialny

3. (collective) parish (community attending that church; the members of the parish)
4. parish office

Declension

Declension of parafia

	singular	plural
nominative	parafia	parafie
genitive	parafii	parafii/parafij (archaic)
dative	parafii	parafiom
accusative	parafię	parafie
instrumental	parafią	parafiami
locative	parafii	parafiach
vocative	parafio	parafie

Derived terms

• parafialny
• parafianin
• parafianka
• parafiański

 

Further reading

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