birmovka

Slovak

Etymology

From birmovať +‎ -ovka. The verb birmovať (“to confirm”) is derived from Middle High German firmen, which comes from the Latin firmo (“to strenghten, reinforce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbirmɔʋka]

Noun

birmovka f

1. (religion, Christianity) the ritual of the Catholic sacrament of confirmation

Usage notes

• This word does not describe the sacrament itself (that is birmovanie), but the occasion, the ritual, the celebration, of conferring the sacrament.

Declension

Declension of birmovka (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	birmovka	birmovky
genitive	birmovky	birmoviek
dative	birmovke	birmovkám
accusative	birmovku	birmovky
locative	birmovke	birmovkách
instrumental	birmovkou	birmovkami

Related terms

• birmovanec m
• birmovanie n
• birmovať (verb)
• birmovný

Further reading

• “birmovka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025