sfânt

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See also: șfanț

Romanian

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Etymology

From earlier svânt, a blend of sânt +‎ svent, both of them meaning "saint".

sânt is inherited from Latin sanctus and is still in use in some rural areas. Compare Aromanian sãntu.

svent is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ (svętŭ) and is now obsolete.

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Adjective

sfânt m or n (feminine singular sfântă, masculine plural sfinți, feminine and neuter plural sfinte)

  1. holy, sacred; saintly
    Synonyms: sacru, sânt

Declension

Declension of sfânt
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite sfânt sfântă sfinți sfinte
definite sfântul sfânta sfinții sfintele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite sfânt sfinte sfinți sfinte
definite sfântului sfintei sfinților sfintelor

Noun

sfânt m (plural sfinți, feminine equivalent sfântă)

  1. saint

Declension

Declension of sfânt
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sfânt sfântul (niște) sfinți sfinții
genitive/dative (unui) sfânt sfântului (unor) sfinți sfinților
vocative sfântule sfinților

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