praznic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic праздьникъ (prazdĭnikŭ), from праздьнъ (prazdĭnŭ) +‎ -икъ (-ikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porzdьnъ;[1] compare Serbo-Croatian praznik, Ukrainian празник (praznyk).

Noun

praznic n (plural praznice)

  1. meal after a dead person's burial and funeral in their honor/memory; wake; burial feast, funeral repast
    Synonym: comând
  2. banquet, feast
    Synonyms: banchet, ospăț, chef, festin

Declension

Declension of praznic
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative praznic praznicul praznice praznicele
genitive-dative praznic praznicului praznice praznicelor
vocative praznicule praznicelor

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 418