No. 294 in Serbian
славе
"Славе" refers to Serbian Orthodox family feast days honoring a patron saint.
In a sentence
Они славе Божић сваке године.
They celebrate Christmas every year.
Here, 'славе' is used in the sense of 'celebrate', meaning to mark an occasion with festivities or rituals.
Песма славе старе хероје.
The songs glorify the ancient heroes.
In this case, 'славе' translates to 'glorify' and is used to denote the act of praising or commending someone or something in a metaphorical or symbolic sense.
Сутра идемо на славу код пријатеља.
Tomorrow we are going to a celebration at a friend's house.
Here, 'славу' is directly related to the Serbian traditional feast called 'слава', celebrated in honor of a family saint patron; it indicates the feast or celebration event itself.
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