# завет
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

Deverbal from заве́я (zavéja, “to wind around”). Cognate with Macedonian завет (zavet) and Slovene zavȇtje, zavetíšče (“shelter, refuge”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzavɛt]
* Rhymes: -ɛt

#### Noun

за́вет • (závet) m
* (literally) place protected from the elements
* (by extension) lee; shelter
    на за́вет ― na závet ― under the lee

##### Declension
#### References

* “за̀вет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “за̀вет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “за̀вет”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 575

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic завѣтъ (zavětŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zɐˈvɛt]

#### Noun

заве́т • (zavét) m
* (literary) legacy
* (biblical, law) covenant, testament
    Ве́тхият/Ста́рият заве́т ― Véthijat/Stárijat zavét ― Old Testament
    Но́вият заве́т ― Nóvijat zavét ― New Testament

##### Related terms

* завеща́вам (zaveštávam, “to bequeath”)

#### References

* “завѐт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “завѐт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “завѐт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 574

## Macedonian
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzavɛt]
* Hyphenation: за‧вет
* Rhymes: -ɛt

#### Noun

завет • (zavet) m (relational adjective заветен)
* lee; shelter (place protected from the elements)
* (figuratively) shelter

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

#### Noun

завет • (zavet) m (relational adjective заветен)
* promise, oath, pledge
* covenant
* will, testament
* (biblical) Testament (part of the Bible)
    Стариот завет ― Stariot zavet ― Old Testament
    Новиот завет ― Noviot zavet ― New Testament

##### Declension
### References

* “завет” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* завѣ́тъ (zavě́t) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zɐˈvʲet]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: за‧вет

### Noun

заве́т • (zavét) m inan (genitive заве́та, nominative plural заве́ты, genitive plural заве́тов)
* legacy
* precept, maxim
* (biblical, law) covenant, testament

#### Derived terms

* заве́тный (zavétnyj)
* завеща́ние (zaveščánije)
* завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ)
* Ве́тхий Заве́т (Vétxij Zavét)
* Но́вый Заве́т (Nóvyj Zavét)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* за́вјет (Ijekavian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zǎːʋet/
* Hyphenation: за‧вет

### Noun

за́вет m (Latin spelling závet)
* covenant
* oath, promise
* will, testament
* (archaic) alliance, league; law

#### Derived terms

* Стари завет
* Нови завет