[sfɨnt]
OrigineFrom earlier svânt, a blend of sânt + svent, both of them meaning "saint".
Sânt is inherited from Latin sanctus and is still in use in some rural areas. It is also preserved in Aromanian sãntu, sãmtu.
Svent is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ (svętŭ) and is now obsolete.
- masculine, neuterholy, sacred; saintly
Formesfântă(feminine, singular) · sfinți(masculine, plural) · sfinte(feminine, neuter, plural) · sfânt(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular) · sfântă(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular) · sfinți(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, plural) · sfinte(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, neuter, plural) · sfântul(definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular) · sfânta(definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular) · sfinții(definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural) · sfintele(definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural) · sfinte(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular) · sfântului(definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular) · sfintei(definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular) · sfinților(definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural) · sfintelor(definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural) · svânt(alternative) · sfinți(plural) · equivalent sfântă(feminine) · sfânt(accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular)