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fara

//ˈfa.ra/ | /ˈfa.ra//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    parish (part of a diocese; costs associated with parish maintenance)
  2. 2.
    hell (place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death)
    • Pánie ſtáry/ Porzuć cżáry/ Im ſie wiáry/ Gotuy máry/ By bez wiáry/ Dyabeł ſzáry/ Do ſwey fáry/ Zá ſwe dary/ W ſwe browáry Ná przewáry/ Nie wziął cie ná ſwiętá.

  3. 3.
    archaicparish church; parish (church that serves as the religious center of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches)
  4. 4.
    obsoleteparochial school (school associated with the parish of a church)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • chuda fara
Synonyms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfarre. First attested in 1553. Compare Silesian fara.

Forms

  • farnyadjective
Nominative
Singular
fara
Plural
fary
Genitive
Singular
fary
Plural
far
Dative
Singular
farze
Plural
farom
Accusative
Singular
farę
Plural
fary
Instrumental
Singular
farą
Plural
farami
Locative
Singular
farze
Plural
farach
Vocative
Singular
faro
Plural
fary

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