Христос раждается
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic [Term?], compare Serbo-Croatian Христос се роди.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xreˈstɔs ˈrɑʒdɐet͡sʲɐ]
Phrase
Христос раждается • (Xrystos raždaetsja)
- Christ is born!
Usage notes
A ritual religious greeting used from Christmas Day until Epiphany (also called the Baptism of the Lord, or the Feast of the Jordan). This spelling is based on the Church Slavonic.
Synonyms
- Христос народився (Xrystos narodyvsja), the same meaning using modern Ukrainian spelling and pronunciation rather than Church Slavonic.
Related terms
- Славите его (Slavyte eho)! (the response)