завет

Deverbal from заве́я (zavéja, “to wind around”). Cognate with Macedonian завет (zavet) and Slovene zavȇtje, zavetíšče (“shelter, refuge”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈzavɛt]
• Rhymes: -ɛt

за́вет • (závet) m

1. (literally) place protected from the elements
2. (by extension) lee; shelter

   на за́вет ― na závet ― under the lee

• “за̀вет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “за̀вет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “за̀вет”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 575

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic завѣтъ (zavětŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈvɛt]

заве́т • (zavét) m

1. (literary) legacy
2. (biblical, law) covenant, testament

   Ве́тхият/Ста́рият заве́т ― Véthijat/Stárijat zavét ― Old Testament

   Но́вият заве́т ― Nóvijat zavét ― New Testament

• завеща́вам (zaveštávam, “to bequeath”)

• “завѐт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “завѐт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “завѐт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 574

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ˈzavɛt]
• Hyphenation: за‧вет
• Rhymes: -ɛt

завет • (zavet) m (relational adjective заветен)

1. lee; shelter (place protected from the elements)
2. (figuratively) shelter

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

завет • (zavet) m (relational adjective заветен)

1. promise, oath, pledge
2. covenant
3. will, testament
4. (biblical) Testament (part of the Bible)

   Стариот завет ― Stariot zavet ― Old Testament

   Новиот завет ― Noviot zavet ― New Testament

• “завет” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

• завѣ́тъ (zavě́t) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈvʲet]

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• Hyphenation: за‧вет

заве́т • (zavét) m inan (genitive заве́та, nominative plural заве́ты, genitive plural заве́тов)

1. legacy
2. precept, maxim
3. (biblical, law) covenant, testament

• заве́тный (zavétnyj)
• завеща́ние (zaveščánije)
• завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ)
• Ве́тхий Заве́т (Vétxij Zavét)
• Но́вый Заве́т (Nóvyj Zavét)

• за́вјет (Ijekavian)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ.

• IPA^(key): /zǎːʋet/
• Hyphenation: за‧вет

за́вет m inan (Latin spelling závet)

1. covenant
2. oath, promise
3. will, testament
4. (archaic) alliance, league; law

• Стари завет
• Нови завет