konfirmácia

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin confirmatio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔnfirmaːt͡sia/

Noun

konfirmácia f (genitive singular konfirmácie, nominative plural konfirmácie, genitive plural konfirmácií, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. confirmation (verification)
  2. (religion) confirmation

Usage notes

  • The religious sense of the word is mainly used by Slovak Protestants. Slovak Catholics more commonly use the term birmovanie.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (verification): potvrdenie, verifikácia
  • (religious confirmation): birmovanie

Derived terms

  • konfirmačný

Further reading

  • konfirmácia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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