birmovka

Slovak

Etymology

The middle section from Latin cōnfirmātiō (“firm”), assimilated into birm +‎ -ovka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbirmɔu̯ka/

Noun

birmovka f (genitive singular birmovky, nominative plural birmovky, genitive plural birmoviek, declension pattern of žena)

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. It is only used by Slovak Catholics; the Slovak Lutherans use the word konfirmácia.

Declension

Declension of birmovka

	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 -á -é

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, 2024