костёл

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See also: костел

Russian[edit]

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Мариацкий костёл в Кракове

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish kościół (church), from Czech kostel, from Old High German kastel, from Latin castellum (castle, fort), because medieval churches were fortified.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

костёл (kostjólm inan (genitive костёла, nominative plural костёлы, genitive plural костёлов)

  1. a Roman Catholic church (in Poland or the Baltic states)

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References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “костел”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress