свято

Russian

свято́й (svjatój) +‎ -о (-o)

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

piously, with awe
свя́то чтить ― svjáto čtitʹ ― to hold sacred

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

свя́то • (svjáto)

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

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

Declension of свя́то (inan hard neut-form accent-a/c)

	singular	plural
nominative	свя́то svjáto	свя́та, свята́ svjáta, svjatá
genitive	свя́та svjáta	свят svjat
dative	свя́ту svjátu	свя́там, свята́м svjátam, svjatám
accusative	свя́то svjáto	свя́та, свята́ svjáta, svjatá
instrumental	свя́том svjátom	свя́тами, свята́ми svjátamy, svjatámy
locative	свя́ті svjáti	свя́тах, свята́х svjátax, svjatáx
vocative	свя́то svjáto	свя́та, свята́ svjáta, svjatá

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

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