Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętyni.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sʋěːtiɲa/
  • Hyphenation: sve‧ti‧nja

Noun edit

svétinja f (Cyrillic spelling све́тиња)

  1. sanctity, sacredness
  2. sacred, holy object

Declension edit