завет
Bulgarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from заве́я (zavéja, “to wind around”). Cognate with Macedonian завет (zavet) and Slovene zavȇtje, zavetíšče (“shelter, refuge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
за́вет • (závet) m
- (literally) place protected from the elements
- (by extension) lee; shelter
- на за́вет ― na závet ― under the lee
Declension edit
References edit
- “за̀вет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “за̀вет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “за̀вет”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 575
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
заве́т • (zavét) m
- (literary) legacy
- (biblical, law) covenant, testament
- Ве́тхият/Ста́рият заве́т ― Véthijat/Stárijat zavét ― Old Testament
- Но́вият заве́т ― Nóvijat zavét ― New Testament
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- завеща́вам (zaveštávam, “to bequeath”)
References edit
- “завѐт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “завѐт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “завѐт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 574
Macedonian edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
завет • (zavet) m (relational adjective заветен)
- lee; shelter (place protected from the elements)
- (figuratively) shelter
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).
Noun edit
завет • (zavet) m (relational adjective заветен)
- promise, oath, pledge
- covenant
- will, testament
- (biblical) Testament (part of the Bible)
- Стариот завет ― Stariot zavet ― Old Testament
- Новиот завет ― Noviot zavet ― New Testament
Declension edit
References edit
- “завет” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- завѣ́тъ (zavě́t) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
заве́т • (zavét) m inan (genitive заве́та, nominative plural заве́ты, genitive plural заве́тов)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- заве́тный (zavétnyj)
- завеща́ние (zaveščánije)
- завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ)
- Ве́тхий Заве́т (Vétxij Zavét)
- Но́вый Заве́т (Nóvyj Zavét)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
за́вет m (Latin spelling závet)