светъл

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *světьlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvɛtɐɫ]

Adjective

све́тъл • (svétǎl) (adverb све́тло, abstract noun све́тлост)

1. bright, light, fair (color tone)

   Synonyms: брязък (brjazǎk), плав (plav)

2. lit, lighted, illuminated
3. luminary, glimmering

   Synonym: лачен (lačen)

Declension

Positive forms of све́тъл

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	све́тъл svétǎl	све́тла svétla	све́тло svétlo	све́тли svétli
definite (subject form)	све́тлият svétlijat	све́тлата svétlata	све́тлото svétloto	све́тлите svétlite
definite (object form)	све́тлия svétlija

Comparative forms of све́тъл

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-све́тъл pó-svétǎl	по́-све́тла pó-svétla	по́-све́тло pó-svétlo	по́-све́тли pó-svétli
definite (subject form)	по́-све́тлият pó-svétlijat	по́-све́тлата pó-svétlata	по́-све́тлото pó-svétloto	по́-све́тлите pó-svétlite
definite (object form)	по́-све́тлия pó-svétlija

Superlative forms of све́тъл

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-све́тъл náj-svétǎl	на́й-све́тла náj-svétla	на́й-све́тло náj-svétlo	на́й-све́тли náj-svétli
definite (subject form)	на́й-све́тлият náj-svétlijat	на́й-све́тлата náj-svétlata	на́й-све́тлото náj-svétloto	на́й-све́тлите náj-svétlite
definite (object form)	на́й-све́тлия náj-svétlija

Alternative forms

• све́тол (svétol) — dialectal

Derived terms

• светля́ pf (svetljá), светля́вам impf (svetljávam, “to make lighter”) (obsolete, attested in derivatives)
• светлина́ (svetliná), осветле́ние (osvetlénie, “light”)
• светли́к (svetlík, “beam of light”)

Related terms

• свят (svjat, “world”)
  • све́тя impf (svétja, “to illuminate, to light up”)
    • свети́ло (svetílo, “luminary object”)
  • све́твам pf (svétvam, “to illuminate, to light up”)
    • свету́лка (svetúlka, “firefly”), dialectal све́тка (svétka)
• съ́вна pf (sǎ́vna), съ́ввам impf (sǎ́vvam, “to brighten”) (dialectal, dated) → съ́мва се (sǎ́mva se, “to dawn, to day-break”)
• свещ (svešt, “candle”)
• цвят (cvjat, “color, flower”)
  • цве́тен (cvéten, “colorful”)

References

• “светъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свѐтъл”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 543