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święto

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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    From święty + -o.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕfʲæ̃tɔ/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕfʲæ̃tɔ/

    Noun

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    święto n

    1. holiday (day designated for religious ceremonies, a day off from work, a celebration related to worship)
      1. (Judaism) calends (day of the appearance of the new moon celebrated as a holiday)
    2. (Roman Catholicism) mass day (day on which the faithful are obliged to participate in Holy Mass.)

    Descendants

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    • Polish: święto
    • Silesian: świynto

    References

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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish święto. By surface analysis, święty + -o.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈɕfjɛn.tɔ/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɛntɔ
      • Syllabification: świę‧to

      Noun

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      święto n

      1. holiday (e.g., Easter, Christmas, National holiday)
        Synonym: świątek
      2. special day (rare and very pleasant event)

      Declension

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      Derived terms

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      Further reading

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      • “święto”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “święto”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)