свяшчэннаслужыцель

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Belarusian

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Etymology

From свяшчэ́нны (svjaščénny, sacred) +‎ -а- (-a-) +‎ служы́цель (služýcjelʹ, servant).

Pronunciation

Noun

свяшчэннаслужы́цель (svjaščennaslužýcjelʹm pers (genitive свяшчэннаслужы́целя, nominative plural свяшчэннаслужы́целі, genitive plural свяшчэннаслужы́целяў)

  1. priest
    Synonyms: свята́р (svjatár), свяшчэ́ннік (svjaščénnik), жрэц (žrec), поп (pop), ксёндз (ksjondz)
    • 1988, Алесь Асіпенка, Святыя грэшнікі, →ISBN, page 275:
      Свяшчэннаслужы́цель стая́ў, распя́ўшы ру́кі, трыма́ючы ў іх святы́я дары́. Богша паду́маў, што гэ́та і ёсць епі́скап.
      Svjaščennaslužýcjelʹ stajáŭ, raspjáŭšy rúki, trymájučy ŭ ix svjatýja darý. Bóhša padúmaŭ, što héta i joscʹ jepískap.
      A priest stood with his hands spread out, holding holy gifts in them. Bohša thought that it was this guy, who was the bishop.

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