sfânt
See also: șfanț
Romanian
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editEtymology
editFrom earlier svânt, a blend of sânt + svent, both of them meaning "saint".
Sânt is inherited from Latin sanctus and is still in use in some rural areas. It is also preserved in Aromanian sãntu, sãmtu.
Svent is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ (svętŭ) and is now obsolete.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsfânt m or n (feminine singular sfântă, masculine plural sfinți, feminine and neuter plural sfinte)
Declension
editDeclension of sfânt
Noun
editsfânt m (plural sfinți, feminine equivalent sfântă)
Declension
editDeclension of sfânt
Related terms
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- Romanian blends
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian terms with audio pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
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