святыня

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętyni. By surface analysis, свято́й (svjatój) + -ы́ня (-ýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪˈtɨnʲə]
  • (file)

Noun

святы́ня • (svjatýnja) f inan (genitive святы́ни, nominative plural святы́ни, genitive plural святы́нь)

  1. shrine
  2. sacred object, something considered sacred, a sanctity

Declension

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