вербны

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian вербный (verbnyj).[1] By surface analysis, вярба́ (vjarbá) +‎ -ны (-ny). In local Christian imagery, willows are used as substitutes for palms. Cognate with Russian ве́рбный (vérbnyj), Ukrainian ве́рбний (vérbnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲerbnɨ]
  • Rhymes: -erbnɨ
  • Hyphenation: ве‧рбны, вер‧бны, верб‧ны

Adjective

ве́рбны • (vjérbny)

  1. (relational) related to Palm Sunday
    Ве́рбная нядзе́ляVjérbnaja njadzjéljaPalm Sunday
    Ве́рбны ты́дзеньVjérbny týdzjenʹthe week that ends with Palm Sunday
    Ве́рбная субо́таVjérbnaja subótaSaturday before Palm Sunday

Declension

See also

  • Ве́рбная нядзе́ля (Vjérbnaja njadzjélja)

References

  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “вербный”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 3 (вариво – вкупе), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 115

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