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успение

/[oˈspɛniɛ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    death, death of a saint
  2. 2.
    Dormition, Assumption

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic оусъпенѥ (usŭpenje). Calque of Ancient Greek κοίμησις (τῆς Θεοτόκου) (koímēsis (tês Theotókou), “Dormition (of the Mother of God)”).

Forms

  • успе́ниеcanonical • neuter
  • uspénieromanization
  • успе́ниеindefinite • singular
  • успе́нияindefinite • plural
  • успе́ниетоdefinite • singular
  • успе́ниятаdefinite • plural

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