коляда

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolęda, from Latin kalendae. Doublet of кале́нды (kaléndy).

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Noun

коляда́ (koljadáf anim (genitive коляды́, nominative plural коля́ды, genitive plural коля́д)

  1. (uncountable) an extinct Christmas folk tradition, featuring people going around singing Christmas carols and receiving gifts
  2. (dialectal, countable) Christmas Eve, Christmas or the Twelve Days of Christmas
    Synonyms: соче́льник (sočélʹnik); Рождество́ (Roždestvó, Christmas); свя́тки (svjátki, the Twelve Days of Christmas)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “коляда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolęda, from Latin kalendae. Doublet of кале́нди (kaléndy).

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Noun

коляда́ (koljadáf inan (genitive коляди́, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) koliada, a Christmas folk tradition, common in Ukraine, featuring people going around singing Christmas carols and receiving gifts
    1. a carol sung as a part of this tradition
    2. a gift received as a part of this tradition

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