мировац

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miˈrɔvat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡s
  • Hyphenation: ми‧ро‧вац

Etymology 1

Likely borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn мировати (myrovaty). By surface analysis, миро (miro, chrism, myrrh) +‎ -овац (-ovac).

Verb

мировац (mirovacimpf (perfective помировац)

  1. (transitive, Christianity) to anoint, to confirm (to administer the sacrament of confirmation)
    Near-synonym: миропомазовац (miropomazovac)
  2. (reflexive with ше (še), Christianity) to be anointed, to be confirmed
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Etymology 2

From мир (mir) +‎ -овац (-ovac). Calque of Serbo-Croatian мировати / mirovati.

Verb

мировац (mirovacimpf

  1. (intransitive) to be still, to stay put, to stay still
    Synonym: буц мирни (buc mirni)
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to be at rest, to be on hold
    нєприятель нє мирує
    njeprijatelʹ nje miruje
    the wicked does not sleep
    (literally, “the enemy is not at rest”)
  3. (intransitive) to rest, to repose, to stay put (to not move due to illness etc.)
    Synonyms: лєжац (lježac), шедзиц (šedzic)
    пре хороту мушиш мировац
    pre xorotu mušiš mirovac
    you have to rest due to the illness
  4. (intransitive) to not undertake anything, to strive for nothing, to not do anything
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