Великден

Bulgarian

Etymology

From вели́к (velík, “great”) +‎ ден (den, “day”), a calque of Ancient Greek μεγάλη ἡμέρα (megálē hēméra, “great day”). Cognate to Macedonian Велигден (Veligden), Serbo-Croatian Вeликдан, Belarusian Вялі́кдзень (Vjalíkdzjenʹ), and Ukrainian Вели́кдень (Velýkdenʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛˈliɡdɛn]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɡdɛn
• Syllabification^(key): Ве‧лик‧ден

Proper noun

Вели́кден • (Velíkden) m

1. Easter, Pascha (commemoration of Jesus Christ resurrection)

   Synonym: Възкресе́ние Христо́во (Vǎzkresénie Hristóvo)

Declension

Declension of Вели́кден

	singular	plural
indefinite	Вели́кден Velíkden	Вели́кдени Velíkdeni
definite (subject form)	Вели́кденът Velíkdenǎt	Вели́кдените Velíkdenite
definite (object form)	Вели́кдена Velíkdena
count form	—	Вели́кдена Velíkdena

References

• “Великден”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “Великден”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010