birmovka
Slovak
Etymology
From birmovať + -ovka. The verb birmovať (“to confirm”) is derived from Middle High German firmen, which comes from the Latin firmo (“to strenghten, reinforce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbirmɔʋka]
Noun
birmovka f
- (religion, Christianity) the ritual of the Catholic sacrament of confirmation
Usage notes
- This word does not describe the sacrament itself (that is birmovanie), but the occasion, the ritual, the celebration, of conferring the sacrament.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | birmovka | birmovky |
| genitive | birmovky | birmoviek |
| dative | birmovke | birmovkám |
| accusative | birmovku | birmovky |
| locative | birmovke | birmovkách |
| instrumental | birmovkou | birmovkami |
Related terms
- birmovanec m
- birmovanie n
- birmovať (verb)
- birmovný
Further reading
- “birmovka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025