сват

See also: свят

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svatъ.

Noun

сват • (svat) m

1. co-father-in-law

Inflection

Declension of сват

	singular	plural
indefinite	сват	сватови
definite unspecified	сватот	сватовите
definite proximal	сватов	сватовиве
definite distal	сватон	сватовине
vocative	свату, свате	сватови
count form	—	свата

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svatъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [svat]

Noun

сват • (svat) m anim (genitive сва́та, nominative plural сва́ты, genitive plural сва́тов, feminine сва́ха or сва́тья)

1. matchmaker, go-between, feminine: сва́ха (sváxa), (colloquial) сва́тья (svátʹja)
2. (colloquial) father of one’s son-in-law or of one’s daughter-in-law., feminine: сва́тья (svátʹja)

Declension

(standard declension, pattern "b" is non-standard)

Declension of сват (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сва́т svát	сва́ты sváty
genitive	сва́та sváta	сва́тов svátov
dative	сва́ту svátu	сва́там svátam
accusative	сва́та sváta	сва́тов svátov
instrumental	сва́том svátom	сва́тами svátami
prepositional	сва́те sváte	сва́тах svátax

Related terms

• сватовство́ n (svatovstvó), сва́тья f (svátʹja), сва́ха f (sváxa)
• сва́тать impf (svátatʹ), сва́таться impf (svátatʹsja)

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svatъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʋat]

Noun

1. go-between, matchmaker
2. father of one’s son-in-law or of one’s daughter-in-law

Noun

сват • (svat) m inan (genitive сва́та, nominative plural сва́ти)

1. An iron rod inside weaver's shuttle which spins threads.

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сват”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka