sfânt

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sfânt

[sfɨnt]

Where it comes from

From 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.

adjective sfântă · sfinți · sfinte · sfânt

masculine, neuter holy, sacred; saintly
Similar: sacru, sânt

noun sfinți · equivalent sfântă · sfânt · sfântul · sfinții

masculine saint

In English

holy dedicated to a religious purpose
saint person proclaimed as saint

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MLA

"sfânt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/sf%C3%A2nt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sfânt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sf%C3%A2nt

Chicago

"sfânt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sf%C3%A2nt.

BibTeX

@misc{sfa_nt_2026,
  title = {sfânt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sf%C3%A2nt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}