Христос раждаєтся
See also: Христос раждается
Pannonian Rusyn
Pannonian Rusyn phrasebook
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Христосъ раждаѥтъ сѧ (Xristosŭ raždajetŭ sę, literally “Christ is born”), likely via Carpathian Rusyn. Compare Serbo-Croatian Христос се роди / Hristos se rodi, Ukrainian Христо́с ра́ждается (Xrystós ráždaetsja), Христос рожда́ється (Xrystos roždájetʹsja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxristɔs raʒdaˈjɛtsja]
- Hyphenation: Хрис‧тос раж‧да‧єт‧ся
Phrase
Христос раждаєтся (Xristos raždajetsja)
Usage notes
- Responded to with славите єго (slavite jeho).
- For a less religious, more all-purpose Christmas greeting, щешлїви Крачун (ščešljivi Kračun) should be used instead.
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “Христос”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy