mezuza

See also: mezuzá

English

Noun

mezuza (plural mezuzas or mezuzot or mezuzoth)

1. Alternative spelling of mezuzah

Finnish

Etymology

From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmezuzɑ/, [ˈme̞zuzɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ezuzɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧zu‧za

Noun

mezuza

1. (Judaism, Christianity) mezuzah

Declension

Inflection of mezuza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mezuza	mezuzat
genitive		mezuzan	mezuzojen
partitive		mezuzaa	mezuzoja
illative		mezuzaan	mezuzoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mezuza	mezuzat
accusative	nom.	mezuza	mezuzat
	gen.	mezuzan
genitive		mezuzan	mezuzojen mezuzain rare
partitive		mezuzaa	mezuzoja
inessive		mezuzassa	mezuzoissa
elative		mezuzasta	mezuzoista
illative		mezuzaan	mezuzoihin
adessive		mezuzalla	mezuzoilla
ablative		mezuzalta	mezuzoilta
allative		mezuzalle	mezuzoille
essive		mezuzana	mezuzoina
translative		mezuzaksi	mezuzoiksi
abessive		mezuzatta	mezuzoitta
instructive		—	mezuzoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mezuza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mezuzani mezuzani accusative nom. mezuzani mezuzani gen. mezuzani genitive mezuzani mezuzojeni mezuzaini rare partitive mezuzaani mezuzojani inessive mezuzassani mezuzoissani elative mezuzastani mezuzoistani illative mezuzaani mezuzoihini adessive mezuzallani mezuzoillani ablative mezuzaltani mezuzoiltani allative mezuzalleni mezuzoilleni essive mezuzanani mezuzoinani translative mezuzakseni mezuzoikseni abessive mezuzattani mezuzoittani instructive — — comitative — mezuzoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mezuzasi mezuzasi accusative nom. mezuzasi mezuzasi gen. mezuzasi genitive mezuzasi mezuzojesi mezuzaisi rare partitive mezuzaasi mezuzojasi inessive mezuzassasi mezuzoissasi elative mezuzastasi mezuzoistasi illative mezuzaasi mezuzoihisi adessive mezuzallasi mezuzoillasi ablative mezuzaltasi mezuzoiltasi allative mezuzallesi mezuzoillesi essive mezuzanasi mezuzoinasi translative mezuzaksesi mezuzoiksesi abessive mezuzattasi mezuzoittasi instructive — — comitative — mezuzoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mezuzamme mezuzamme accusative nom. mezuzamme mezuzamme gen. mezuzamme genitive mezuzamme mezuzojemme mezuzaimme rare partitive mezuzaamme mezuzojamme inessive mezuzassamme mezuzoissamme elative mezuzastamme mezuzoistamme illative mezuzaamme mezuzoihimme adessive mezuzallamme mezuzoillamme ablative mezuzaltamme mezuzoiltamme allative mezuzallemme mezuzoillemme essive mezuzanamme mezuzoinamme translative mezuzaksemme mezuzoiksemme abessive mezuzattamme mezuzoittamme instructive — — comitative — mezuzoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mezuzanne mezuzanne accusative nom. mezuzanne mezuzanne gen. mezuzanne genitive mezuzanne mezuzojenne mezuzainne rare partitive mezuzaanne mezuzojanne inessive mezuzassanne mezuzoissanne elative mezuzastanne mezuzoistanne illative mezuzaanne mezuzoihinne adessive mezuzallanne mezuzoillanne ablative mezuzaltanne mezuzoiltanne allative mezuzallenne mezuzoillenne essive mezuzananne mezuzoinanne translative mezuzaksenne mezuzoiksenne abessive mezuzattanne mezuzoittanne instructive — — comitative — mezuzoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mezuzansa mezuzansa accusative nom. mezuzansa mezuzansa gen. mezuzansa genitive mezuzansa mezuzojensa mezuzainsa rare partitive mezuzaansa mezuzojaan mezuzojansa inessive mezuzassaan mezuzassansa mezuzoissaan mezuzoissansa elative mezuzastaan mezuzastansa mezuzoistaan mezuzoistansa illative mezuzaansa mezuzoihinsa adessive mezuzallaan mezuzallansa mezuzoillaan mezuzoillansa ablative mezuzaltaan mezuzaltansa mezuzoiltaan mezuzoiltansa allative mezuzalleen mezuzallensa mezuzoilleen mezuzoillensa essive mezuzanaan mezuzanansa mezuzoinaan mezuzoinansa translative mezuzakseen mezuzaksensa mezuzoikseen mezuzoiksensa abessive mezuzattaan mezuzattansa mezuzoittaan mezuzoittansa instructive — — comitative — mezuzoineen mezuzoinensa

Polish

Etymology

From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈzu.za/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uza
• Syllabification: me‧zu‧za

Noun

mezuza f

1. (Judaism, Christianity) mezuzah

Declension

Declension of mezuza

	singular	plural
nominative	mezuza	mezuzy
genitive	mezuzy	mezuz
dative	mezuzie	mezuzom
accusative	mezuzę	mezuzy
instrumental	mezuzą	mezuzami
locative	mezuzie	mezuzach
vocative	mezuzo	mezuzy

Further reading

• mezuza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9.

Noun

mezúza f (Cyrillic spelling мезу́за)

1. (Judaism, Christianity) mezuzah

Declension

    Declension of mezuza

	singular	plural
nominative	mezuza	mezuze
genitive	mezuze	mezuza
dative	mezuzi	mezuzama
accusative	mezuzu	mezuze
vocative	mezuzo	mezuze
locative	mezuzi	mezuzama
instrumental	mezuzom	mezuzama

Swedish

Etymology

From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9.

Noun

mezuza c

1. (Judaism, Christianity) mezuzah