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Bulgarian
Etymology
From вели́к (velík, “great”) + ден (den, “day”), a calque of Ancient Greek μεγάλη ἡμέρα (megálē hēméra, “great day”). Cognate to Macedonian Велигден (Veligden), Serbo-Croatian Вeликдан, Belarusian Вялі́кдзень (Vjalíkdzjenʹ), and Ukrainian Вели́кдень (Velýkdenʹ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Вели́кден • (Velíkden) m
- Easter, Pascha (commemoration of Jesus Christ resurrection)
- Synonym: Възкресе́ние Христо́во (Vǎzkresénie Hristóvo)
Declension
References
- “Великден”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “Великден”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010