birmovka

== Slovak == === Etymology === From birmovať +‎ -ovka. The verb birmovať (“to confirm”) is derived from Middle High German firmen, which comes from the Latin firmo (“to strenghten, reinforce”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbirmɔʋka] === Noun === birmovka f (religion, Christianity) the ritual of the Catholic sacrament of confirmation ==== Usage notes ==== This word does not describe the sacrament itself (that is birmovanie), but the occasion, the ritual, the celebration, of conferring the sacrament. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== birmovanec m birmovanie n birmovať (verb) birmovný === Further reading === “birmovka”, 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, 2003–2026