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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętyni, equivalent to svatý + -yně.
Pronunciation
Noun
svatyně f
- sanctuary (consecrated or sacred area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar)
Declension
Declension of svatyně (soft feminine)
Further reading
- “svatyně”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “svatyně”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “svatyně”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)