свято

свято́й (svjatój) +‎ -о (-o)

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvʲatə]

свя́то • (svjáto) (comparative (по)святе́е or (по)святе́й)

1. piously, with awe

   свя́то чтить ― svjáto čtitʹ ― to hold sacred

   свя́то чтить чью́-либо па́мять ― svjáto čtitʹ čʹjú-libo pámjatʹ ― revere someone's memory

свя́то • (svjáto)

1. short neuter singular of свято́й (svjatój)

Related to святи́й (svjatýj, “holy, a saint”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ. May originally mean "a saint's day". Compare Polish święto.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲʋʲatɔ]

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свя́то • (svjáto) n inan (genitive свя́та, nominative plural свя́та or свята́, genitive plural свят)

1. holiday

• зі свя́том (zi svjátom)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “свято”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka