святба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic свѧтьба (svętĭba), from Proto-Slavic *svętьba. Morphologically equivalent to свят (svjat, “holy”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvʲa̟dbɐ]

Noun

свя́тба • (svjátba) f

1. (dated) sanctification (ecclesiastical ritual)

   Synonym: освеще́ние (osvešténie)

Declension

Declension of свя́тба

	singular
indefinite	свя́тба svjátba
definite	свя́тбата svjátbata

Related terms

• осветя́ване (osvetjávane, “sanctification”)
• свя́тост (svjátost, “holiness”)
• свети́ня (svetínja, “sacred object”)

References

• свѧтьба in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"