świat

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See also: swiat, świąt, and Świat

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕfjat/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕfjat/

Noun[edit]

świat m

  1. world (the Earth)
  2. world; humanity collectively
  3. dawn
  4. Corruption of żywot

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: świat
  • Silesian: świat

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish świat.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɕfjat/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈɕfjɒt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: świat

Noun[edit]

świat m inan (diminutive światek)

  1. world (planet)
    Synonyms: błękitna planeta, glob, ziemia
  2. world (the Universe)
    Synonyms: kosmos, wszechświat
  3. world (environment within the universe)
  4. world (nearest environment and surroundings)
  5. world (place in which people live)
  6. world (group of people, things, or phenomena with common features)
  7. world (reality measured objectively determining a human's conditions)
  8. world (perceived or seeming understanding of one's surroundings, real or not)
  9. world (set of people, institutions, and activities comprising someone's life)
  10. world (people living on Earth collectively)
  11. world (group of people occupying a high social status)
  12. (dated) heap (large amount of something)

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Trivia[edit]

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), świat is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 83 times in scientific texts, 69 times in news, 85 times in essays, 74 times in fiction, and 78 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 389 times, making it the 126th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “świat”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 591

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Silesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish świat.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕfjat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: świat

Noun[edit]

świat m inan

  1. world

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