Swiãtowit

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Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Polish Świętowit, from Latin Suantouitus, from Old Polabian *Svątevit, which contains Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”) + *-o- + *-vitъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sfjãˈtɔvʲit/
  • Hyphenation: Swiã‧to‧wit

Proper noun[edit]

Swiãtowit m pers

  1. (Slavic mythology) Svetovit (Polabian god of war and fertility)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Aleksander Majkowski, Żëcé i przigòdë Remùsa. Zwiercadło kaszëbsczé:
      Duńsczégò żôłniérza rãkama jô spôlił Rujańską Stannicã, a Swiãtowita stolëmny pòsąg rznął jem na zemiã, a z jegò rzezbą pokrëtëch człónków ùtłukł jem wiórë w òdziń pòd grónczi żôłniérsczi strawë
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1999, Leon Heyke, Dobrogòst i Miłosława. Kaszëbsczé spiewë dzejowé w trzech brawãdach, Gdańsk, page 200:
      Swaróg panowôł nad swiatã, Swiãtowit i Swiãtosława / Redosc szła òd gór do mòrza i òd Łabe jaż do Òdrë.
      Svarog reigned over the world, Svetovit and Svetoslava / Joy spread from the mountains to the sea and from the Elbe to the Oder.
    • 2015, Elżbiéta Bùgajnô, “Rzecz ò pòezji Jana Zbrzëcë”, in Édwôrd Bréza, editor, Biuletin Radzëznë Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka‎[1], Gdańsk, →ISSN, page 131:
      Mieszkańcowie tëch zemiów bëlë bògati, zajimelë sã żeglowanim, hańdlarstwã, a nawetka mòrsczim rabùsznictwã, tczëlë Jarowita, Swiãtowita i jinëch bogów.
      The inhabitants of these lands were rich, engaged in sailing, trade and even piracy, and worshipped Yarovit, Svetovit and other gods.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Swiãtowit
singular
nominative Swiãtowit
genitive Swiãtowita
dative Swiãtowitowi
accusative Swiãtowita
instrumental Swiãtowitã, Swiãtowitem
locative Swiãtowitu
vocative Swiãtowitu

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