Водохреще
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Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]вода́ (vodá, “water”) + хрести́ти (xrestýty, “to baptise”), referring to the practice of baptising people in water to celebrate Epiphany. Compare Macedonian Водокрст (Vodokrst).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Водо́хреще • (Vodóxrešče) n inan (genitive Водо́хреща, uncountable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Водо́хреще (inan sg-only semisoft neut-form accent-a)
singular | |
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nominative | Водо́хреще Vodóxrešče |
genitive | Водо́хреща Vodóxrešča |
dative | Водо́хрещу Vodóxrešču |
accusative | Водо́хреще Vodóxrešče |
instrumental | Водо́хрещем Vodóxreščem |
locative | Водо́хрещу, Водо́хрещі Vodóxrešču, Vodóxrešči |
vocative | Водо́хреще Vodóxrešče |
Derived terms
[edit]- водохре́стя (vodoxréstja)
- водохре́щення (vodoxréščennja)
Related terms
[edit]- хрести́тися (xrestýtysja)
- хре́щення (xréščennja)
Further reading
[edit]- “Водохреще”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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