sfânt
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See also: șfanț
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From 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
Adjective
sfânt m or n (feminine singular sfântă, masculine plural sfinți, feminine and neuter plural sfinte)
Declension
Declension of sfânt
Noun
sfânt m (plural sfinți, feminine equivalent sfântă)
Declension
Declension of sfânt
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- Romanian blends
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic
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