святки
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic свꙗтокъ (svjatokŭ) from Old Church Slavonic свѧтъкъ (svętŭkŭ), from Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ (svętŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *svętъ) + Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsvʲatkʲɪ]
Noun
свя́тки • (svjátki) f inan pl (genitive свя́ток, plural only, relational adjective свя́точный)
Declension
Pre-reform declension of свя́тки (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | свя́тки svjátki |
| genitive | свя́токъ svjátok |
| dative | свя́ткамъ svjátkam |
| accusative | свя́тки svjátki |
| instrumental | свя́тками svjátkami |
| prepositional | свя́ткахъ svjátkax |
Related terms
- свято́й (svjatój)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “святки”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “святки”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 307