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svatki

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: sv’atkat (New written Tver, Knyazhaya, Tolmachi, Valdai, Vesyegonsk); svjatkit (Tikhvin); sv’atkit (Dyorzha)


1 meaning

  • Russian: святки
  • English: Christmastide
concept: Christmastide

translation

Karelian Proper: syndynmua; šyndynmua

Veps: svatki; sündum; sünduma

Livvi: sv’atkat; synnymmaa; synnymmaanaigu; synnymmua; synnynaigu; synnynmuanaigu; vieristän keski

Ludian: syndummua; syndynmua; šyndymmua

dialects of usage: Tunguda

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Meil’ä čuudiečettii. Ka tuloo s’v’atki kakši n’ed’elie kaikki hypel’l’ää čuudozin.
А у нас вот как чудили: наступят Святки, так две недели ряжеными бегают, (A iel’l’ä vet’ oli bes’oodat meil’ä)

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svatki

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