просвира

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prəsvʲɪˈra]

Noun

просвира́ • (prosvirá) f inan (genitive просвиры́, nominative plural про́свиры, genitive plural просви́р)

1. prosphora (a holy bread; a small loaf of leavened bread used for communion in the Russian Orthodox Church. It usually consists of two layers, symbolizing the dual nature of Christ).

   Synonym: просфора́ (prosforá)

Declension

Declension of просвира́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-f) 

	singular	plural
nominative	просвира́ prosvirá	про́свиры prósviry
genitive	просвиры́ prosvirý	просви́р prosvír
dative	просвире́ prosviré	просвира́м prosvirám
accusative	просвиру́ prosvirú	про́свиры prósviry
instrumental	просвиро́й, просвиро́ю prosvirój, prosviróju	просвира́ми prosvirámi
prepositional	просвире́ prosviré	просвира́х prosviráx

Related terms

• просвирный (prosvirnyj)