English Explanatory Dictionary

volkhv

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.
  2. A priest from Slavic neopaganism.

Pronunciation

/ˈvoʊlxəv/

Word forms

volkhv volkhvs volhv

Etymology

From Russian волхв (volxv), and from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Related words

vedunya zhrets zhritsa

Translations

Bulgarian: влъхва Czech: vlchvec Czech: vlchvice Polish: wołchw Russian: волхв Serbo-Croatian: volh Slovene: volh Ukrainian: волхв
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