Задушница

Bulgarian

Etymology

Equivalent to за- (za-) +‎ ду́ша (dúša, “soul”) +‎ -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈduʃnit͡sɐ]

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Proper noun

Заду́шница • (Zadúšnica) f

1. All Souls' Day (Orthodox holiday, occurring 3 times per year, dedicated to commemoration of the deceased)

Declension

Declension of Заду́шница

	singular	plural
indefinite	Заду́шница Zadúšnica	Заду́шници Zadúšnici
definite	Заду́шницата Zadúšnicata	Заду́шниците Zadúšnicite

Alternative forms

• Одуше (Oduše), Душница (Dušnica)
• Мъртва събота (Mǎrtva sǎbota, literally “Sabbath of the Dead”) (called so because All Souls' Days is commemorated on Saturdays)

Hyponyms

• Месопустна задушница (Mesopustna zadušnica) (a week before the start of the Great Lent)
• Черешова задушница (Čerešova zadušnica) (a day before the Pentecost day)
• Велика задушница (Velika zadušnica) (a week before Michaelmas)

References

• “Задушница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “Задушница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Further reading

• Stoynev, Anani (1994) “Задушница”, in Българска митология. Енциклопедичен речник [Bulgarian mythology. Encyclopedic dictionary]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: 7M - Logis, page 127

Macedonian

Etymology

By surface analysis, за (za, “for”) +‎ дух, душа (duh, duša, “soul”) +‎ -ница (-nica). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian Задушнице, Polish Dzień Zaduszny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zaˈduʃnit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Proper noun

Задушница • (Zadušnica) f

1. (Christianity) All Souls' Day (Orthodox holiday that is commemorated three times a year, on Saturday)

   Synonym: Мртва сабота (Mrtva sabota)

See also

• Мртов петок m (Mrtov petok)
• Духовден m (Duhovden), Дуовден m (Duovden), Педесетница f (Pedesetnica)