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Коледуване

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kolęda, from Latin kalendae (first day of the month). Originally referring to a pagan winter festival, where carollers (typically men or children) visit households and wish the hosts an abundant and healthy incoming year.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔlɛdɐ]
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Proper noun

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Ко́леда (Kóledaf (relational adjective ко́леден)

  1. (obsolete) carolling
    Synonyms: коледу́ване (koledúvane), (dialectal) кола́дство (koládstvo)
  2. Christmas
    Synonyms: Рождество́ Христо́во (Roždestvó Hristóvo), Божик (Božik)
    на Ко́ледаna Kóledaat Christmas
    по Ко́ледаpo Kóledaat Christmastide
    су́ха/ма́лка Ко́ледаsúha/málka Kóledathe day before Christmas
    Ве́села Ко́ледаVésela KóledaMerry Christmas
    Дя́до Ко́ледаDjádo KóledaFather Christmas, Santa Claus

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Коледа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Коледа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “коледа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 551
  • колѧда in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

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