имени́ны

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountableplural-only noun

1.
name day, name-day celebration
За́втра у Ольги имени́ны.
Tomorrow is Olga's name day.
Plural-only noun; the day of the saint whose name one bears, and the party held for it.
2.
(rare) birthday party
Мы собра́лись к нему на имени́ны.
We gathered at his place for his birthday party.
Colloquial, loose use for a birthday celebration.

Examples

Мы отмечаем именины бабушки каждый год
We celebrate our grandmother's name day every year.
Он пра́зднует именины.
He's celebrating his name day.
На именины пришли все её друзья
All her friends came to her name-day celebration.

This noun exists in plural form only.