святба
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic свѧтьба (svętĭba), from Proto-Slavic *svętьba. Morphologically equivalent to свят (svjat, “holy”) + -ба (-ba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsvʲa̟dbɐ]
Noun
свя́тба • (svjátba) f
- (dated) sanctification (ecclesiastical ritual)
- Synonym: освеще́ние (osvešténie)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | свя́тба svjátba |
| definite | свя́тбата svjátbata |
Related terms
- осветя́ване (osvetjávane, “sanctification”)
- свя́тост (svjátost, “holiness”)
- свети́ня (svetínja, “sacred object”)
References
- свѧтьба in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"