светитељ

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From све̑т.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋětiteʎ/
  • Hyphenation: све‧ти‧тељ

Noun

свѐтитељ m (Latin spelling svètitelj)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) a saint, especially an ascetic or monk who nurtures the ideal of education and dissemination of knowledge
    Synonym: све́тац
    • c. 1858, anonymous author, Hymn to Saint Sava:
      Ускликнимо с љубављу / Светитељу Сави.
      Let us cry out with love / To Saint Sava.

Declension

Declension of светитељ
singular plural
nominative светитељ светитељи
genitive светитеља светитеља
dative светитељу светитељима
accusative светитеља светитеље
vocative светитељу светитељи
locative светитељу светитељима
instrumental светитељем светитељима

References

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