Великден

Bulgarian

Etymology

From вели́к (velík, “great”) +‎ ден (den, “day”), a calque of Ancient Greek μεγάλη ἡμέρα (megálē hēméra, “great day”). Cognate to Macedonian Велигден (Veligden), Serbo-Croatian Вeликдан, Belarusian Вялі́кдзень (Vjalíkdzjenʹ), and Ukrainian Вели́кдень (Velýkdenʹ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vɛˈliɡdɛn]
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Proper noun

Вели́кден • (Velíkden) m

  1. Easter, Pascha (commemoration of Jesus Christ resurrection)
    Synonym: Възкресе́ние Христо́во (Vǎzkresénie Hristóvo)

Declension
Declension of Вели́кден
singular plural
indefinite Вели́кден
Velíkden		 Вели́кдени
Velíkdeni
definite
(subject form)		 Вели́кденът
Velíkdenǎt		 Вели́кдените
Velíkdenite
definite
(object form)		 Вели́кдена
Velíkdena
count form — Вели́кдена
Velíkdena

References
  • “Великден”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “Великден”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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