dekanat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch decanaat and dekenaat, from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈkanat̚]
• Hyphenation: dé‧ka‧nat
• Rhymes: -nat, -at, -t

Noun

dékanat (plural dekanat-dekanat)

1. deanery:
   1. (education, Christianity) the position held by a dean
   2. (Christianity) decanate: The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility

Synonyms

• dékênat
• pejabat dekan (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• dekan

Polish

Alternative forms

• dziekanat

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Doublet of dziekanat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈka.nat/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anat
• Syllabification: de‧ka‧nat

Noun

dekanat m inan

1. (Christianity, collective) deanery, decanate (group of parishes over which a dean presides)
2. (Christianity) deanery (office of a dean)

Declension

Declension of dekanat

	singular	plural
nominative	dekanat	dekanaty
genitive	dekanatu	dekanatów
dative	dekanatowi	dekanatom
accusative	dekanat	dekanaty
instrumental	dekanatem	dekanatami
locative	dekanacie	dekanatach
vocative	dekanacie	dekanaty

Related terms

nouns

• dziekan
• dziekanat

Further reading

• “dekanat”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “dekanat”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)