светски

Bulgarian

Etymology

свят (svjat) +‎ -ски (-ski). The yat (ѣ) in the pre-reform spelling свѣтъ (svět) more clearly indicates the cause in mutation from я to е: under the old orthography, this word is spelled as свѣтски, with the ѣ pronounced as /ɛ/, whereas in the stem свѣт, the yat is rendered in the Eastern dialects as /ja/. In all dialects, however, yat is pronounced as /ɛ/ with the suffix appended, even though some preserve its earlier quality of /ja/ in undeclined forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvɛtski]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛtski
• Syllabification^(key): свет‧ски

Adjective

све́тски • (svétski)

1. worldly, secular
2. refined, fashionable (of a person or group)

Declension

Positive forms of све́тски

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	све́тски svétski	све́тска svétska	све́тско svétsko	све́тски svétski
definite (subject form)	све́тският svétskijat	све́тската svétskata	све́тското svétskoto	све́тските svétskite
definite (object form)	све́тския svétskija

Comparative forms of све́тски

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	по́-све́тски pó-svétski	по́-све́тска pó-svétska	по́-све́тско pó-svétsko	по́-све́тски pó-svétski
definite (subject form)	по́-све́тският pó-svétskijat	по́-све́тската pó-svétskata	по́-све́тското pó-svétskoto	по́-све́тските pó-svétskite
definite (object form)	по́-све́тския pó-svétskija

Superlative forms of све́тски

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	на́й-све́тски náj-svétski	на́й-све́тска náj-svétska	на́й-све́тско náj-svétsko	на́й-све́тски náj-svétski
definite (subject form)	на́й-све́тският náj-svétskijat	на́й-све́тската náj-svétskata	на́й-све́тското náj-svétskoto	на́й-све́тските náj-svétskite
definite (object form)	на́й-све́тския náj-svétskija

Related terms

• свят (svjat)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvɛtski]

Adjective

све́тски • (svétski) (not comparable)

1. global, of the world

Declension

Declension of светски

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	светски (svetski)	светска (svetska)	светско (svetsko)	светски (svetski)
definite unspecified	светскиот (svetskiot)	светската (svetskata)	светското (svetskoto)	светските (svetskite)
definite proximal	светскиов (svetskiov)	светскава (svetskava)	светсково (svetskovo)	светскиве (svetskive)
definite distal	светскион (svetskion)	светскана (svetskana)	светсконо (svetskono)	светскине (svetskine)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• свјѐтскӣ (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋětskiː/ (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /sʋětski/ (adverb)
• Hyphenation: свет‧ски

Adjective

свѐтскӣ (Latin spelling svètskī)

1. (relational) worldly, earthly, mundane
2. (relational) profane, secular

Declension

Declension of светски

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		светски	светска	светско
genitive		светског(а)	светске	светског(а)
dative		светском(у/е)	светској	светском(у/е)
accusative	inanimate animate	светски светског(а)	светску	светско
vocative		светски	светска	светско
locative		светском(е/у)	светској	светском(е/у)
instrumental		светским	светском	светским
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		светски	светске	светска
genitive		светских	светских	светских
dative		светским(а)	светским(а)	светским(а)
accusative		светске	светске	светска
vocative		светски	светске	светска
locative		светским(а)	светским(а)	светским(а)
instrumental		светским(а)	светским(а)	светским(а)

Adverb

свѐтски (Latin spelling svètski)

1. globally
2. in a civilized, cultured way