Маковій

Ukrainian

Etymology

Corruption of Ancient Greek Μακκαβαῖος (Makkabaîos, Maccabee), as this day is also the liturgical celebration of martyr of the Maccabees, through folk etymology, reanalyzed as мак (mak) + -о- (-o-) + ві́яти (víjaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐkɔˈʋʲii̯]

Proper noun

Макові́й (Makovíj) m inan (genitive Макові́я, nominative plural Макові́ї, genitive plural Макові́їв)

  1. (colloquial) Honey Feast of the Saviour

Declension

Further reading

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