Спас

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съпасъ (sŭpasŭ, “savior”), deverbal from Old East Slavic съпасти (sŭpasti) (compare Russian спасти́ (spastí)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spas]

Proper noun

Спас • (Spas) m anim or m inan (genitive Спа́са, nominative plural Спа́сы, genitive plural Спа́сов)

1. (Christianity) Savior; Jesus Christ
2. (Christianity, inanimate) icon with an image of Jesus Christ the Savior
3. (Christianity, inanimate) church in honor of Jesus Christ the Savior

Declension

Declension of Спас (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Спа́с Spás	Спа́сы Spásy
genitive	Спа́са Spása	Спа́сов Spásov
dative	Спа́су Spásu	Спа́сам Spásam
accusative animate inanimate	Спа́са Spása	Спа́сов Spásov
	Спа́с Spás	Спа́сы Spásy
instrumental	Спа́сом Spásom	Спа́сами Spásami
prepositional	Спа́се Spáse	Спа́сах Spásax

Derived terms

• Спа́сов (Spásov)
• спа́сский (spásskij)

Related terms

• спасти́ (spastí)
• спас (spas)