светя

See also: света

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *světiti.

Verb

1. (intransitive) to lighten, to illuminate, to radiate (light)

   слънцето свети ― slǎnceto sveti ― the sun radiates light

2. (intransitive) to shine, to glow (reflect rays of extant light)

   Synonyms: блестя (blestja), лъщя (lǎštja), сияя (sijaja), искря (iskrja)

   очите ѝ светеха от пламъка на огнището ― očite ì sveteha ot plamǎka na ogništeto ― her eyes glowed from the fire in the hearth

Alternative forms

• светя̀ (svetjà) (dialectal)

Derived terms

• светило (svetilo, “lightener (tool)”)

Related terms

• светъл (svetǎl, “bright”)
  • светлина (svetlina, “light”)
• светулка (svetulka, “firefly”)
• свещ (svešt, “candle”)
  • свещник (sveštnik, “candlestick”)
• свят (svjat, “world”)

Further reading

• свѣтити in Исторически речник на Българския език, publ. by Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *svętiti.

Verb

1. (transitive) to sanctify, to bless
2. (transitive, figurative) to kill

   ще ти светя маслото ― šte ti svetja masloto ― [I] will sanctify your [funeral] oil

   (figurative for "I will cause your funeral/I'll kill you!")

Related terms

• свят (svjat, “holly”)
• светиня (svetinja, “sacred artifact”)
• светилище (svetilište, “sanctuary”)
• свещен (svešten, “sacred”)
• светец (svetec, “saint”)
  • свещеник (sveštenik, “priest”)

Further reading

• свѧтити in Исторически речник на Българския език, publ. by Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

References

• “светя”, 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), “светя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 544

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [svʲɪˈtʲa]

Participle

светя́ • (svetjá)

1. (deprecated template usage) present adverbial imperfective participle of свети́ть (svetítʹ)