Merry Christmas!
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learn_russianCan someone please explain to me why this greeting is С Рождеством Христовым in Russian? I would expect С Рождеством Христоса. Is this Old Church Slavonic?
I'm sorry if that's not the correct spelling. I can't remember exactly.
I'm sorry if that's not the correct spelling. I can't remember exactly.
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Date: 2008-12-30 12:35 am (UTC)---
Indeed it was - all the Russian surnames ending in -ов(а) are generated in this way. Петров means сын Петра, or Петров сын, Сидорова - Сидорова дочь, i.e. дочь Сидора etc.