svet

See also: svět and свет

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *svętъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋêːt/

Adjective

svȇt (Cyrillic spelling све̑т, definite svȇtī, comparative svetiji)

1. holy, saint
2. sanctified
3. godly
4. saintly
5. inviolable

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		svet	sveta	sveto
genitive		sveta	svete	sveta
dative		svetu	svetoj	svetu
accusative	inanimate animate	svet sveta	svetu	sveto
vocative		svet	sveta	sveto
locative		svetu	svetoj	svetu
instrumental		svetim	svetom	svetim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		sveti	svete	sveta
genitive		svetih	svetih	svetih
dative		svetim(a)	svetim(a)	svetim(a)
accusative		svete	svete	sveta
vocative		sveti	svete	sveta
locative		svetim(a)	svetim(a)	svetim(a)
instrumental		svetim(a)	svetim(a)	svetim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		sveti	sveta	sveto
genitive		svetog(a)	svete	svetog(a)
dative		svetom(u/e)	svetoj	svetom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	sveti svetog(a)	svetu	sveto
vocative		sveti	sveta	sveto
locative		svetom(e/u)	svetoj	svetom(e/u)
instrumental		svetim	svetom	svetim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		sveti	svete	sveta
genitive		svetih	svetih	svetih
dative		svetim(a)	svetim(a)	svetim(a)
accusative		svete	svete	sveta
vocative		sveti	svete	sveta
locative		svetim(a)	svetim(a)	svetim(a)
instrumental		svetim(a)	svetim(a)	svetim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		svetiji	svetija	svetije
genitive		svetijeg(a)	svetije	svetijeg(a)
dative		svetijem(u)	svetijoj	svetijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	svetiji svetijeg(a)	svetiju	svetije
vocative		svetiji	svetija	svetije
locative		svetijem(u)	svetijoj	svetijem(u)
instrumental		svetijim	svetijom	svetijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		svetiji	svetije	svetija
genitive		svetijih	svetijih	svetijih
dative		svetijim(a)	svetijim(a)	svetijim(a)
accusative		svetije	svetije	svetija
vocative		svetiji	svetije	svetija
locative		svetijim(a)	svetijim(a)	svetijim(a)
instrumental		svetijim(a)	svetijim(a)	svetijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najsvetiji	najsvetija	najsvetije
genitive		najsvetijeg(a)	najsvetije	najsvetijeg(a)
dative		najsvetijem(u)	najsvetijoj	najsvetijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najsvetiji najsvetijeg(a)	najsvetiju	najsvetije
vocative		najsvetiji	najsvetija	najsvetije
locative		najsvetijem(u)	najsvetijoj	najsvetijem(u)
instrumental		najsvetijim	najsvetijom	najsvetijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najsvetiji	najsvetije	najsvetija
genitive		najsvetijih	najsvetijih	najsvetijih
dative		najsvetijim(a)	najsvetijim(a)	najsvetijim(a)
accusative		najsvetije	najsvetije	najsvetija
vocative		najsvetiji	najsvetije	najsvetija
locative		najsvetijim(a)	najsvetijim(a)	najsvetijim(a)
instrumental		najsvetijim(a)	najsvetijim(a)	najsvetijim(a)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): svijȇt
• (Ikavian): svit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋêːt/

Noun

svȇt m (Cyrillic spelling све̑т)

1. world

Declension

Declension of svet

	singular	plural
nominative	svȇt	svȅtovi
genitive	sveta	svȅtōvā / svetóvā
dative	svetu	svetovima
accusative	svet	svetove
vocative	svete	svetovi
locative	svetu	svetovima
instrumental	svetom	svetovima

Derived terms

• svètōvnī
• svetóvnōst
• svetòvnjāčkī
• svetòvnjāk
• svetovnjáštvo
• svètskī
• svȅtskōst

 

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛt/

Noun

svet m (genitive singular sveta, nominative plural svety, genitive plural svetov, declension pattern of dub)

1. the world
2. the cosmos, the universe, all there is

   stvorenie sveta – the creation of the world

3. our own planet, the Earth, the globe

   cesta okolo sveta – journey around the world

4. foreign lands

   ísť do sveta – literally, to go to the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places

5. people at large, the public

   svet sa mu smeje – the world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him

6. a type of society, the type of life

   tretí svet – the third world

   svet je už iný – it is a different world now

7. a group of individuals with a common bond

   hokejový svet – the world of hockey

8. a field or sphere

   myšlienkový svet – the world of ideas

9. horizons

   otvoril sa mu nový svet – new horizons opened up to him

10. a realm

    rastlinný svet – the realm of vegetation

Declension

Declension of svet

	singular	plural
nominative	svet	svety
genitive	sveta	svetov
dative	svetu	svetom
accusative	svet	svety
locative	svete	svetoch
instrumental	svetom	svetmi

Derived terms

• sveták
• svetobežník
• svetový
• svetský

Further reading

• “svet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *svętъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋéːt/

Adjective

svẹ̑t (comparative svetȇjši, superlative nȁjsvetȇjši)

1. sacred
2. holy

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	svét	svéta	svéto
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svét ind svéti def	svéta	svéto
genitive	svétega	svéte	svétega
dative	svétemu	svéti	svétemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	svéto	svéto
locative	svétem	svéti	svétem
instrumental	svétim	svéto	svétim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svéta	svéti	svéti
genitive	svétih	svétih	svétih
dative	svétima	svétima	svétima
accusative	svéta	svéti	svéti
locative	svétih	svétih	svétih
instrumental	svétima	svétima	svétima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svéti	svéte	svéta
genitive	svétih	svétih	svétih
dative	svétim	svétim	svétim
accusative	svéte	svéte	svéta
locative	svétih	svétih	svétih
instrumental	svétimi	svétimi	svétimi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋéːt/

Noun

svẹ̑t m inan

1. the world
2. the cosmos, the universe, all there is

   stvarjenje sveta — the creation of the world

3. our own planet, the Earth, the globe

   potovanje okoli sveta — journey around the world

4. foreign lands

   iti po svetu — literally, to go on the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places

5. people at large, the public

   ves svet se mu smeje — the whole world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him

6. a type of society, the type of life

   tretji svet — the third world

   to je drug svet — it is a different world now

7. a group of individuals with a common bond

   svet hokeja — the world of hockey

8. a field or sphere

   svet idej — the world of ideas

9. horizons

   odprli so se mu novi svetovi — new horizons opened up to him

10. a realm

    rastlinski svet — the realm of vegetation

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, long mixed accent, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	svét
gen. sing.	svetá
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	svét	svetôva	svetôvi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	svetá	svetôv	svetôv
dative (dajȃlnik)	svétu	svetôvoma	svetôvom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	svét	svetôva	svetôve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	svétu	svetôvih	svetôvih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	svétom	svetôvoma	svetôvi

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian sávjet/sávet, Russian сове́т (sovét) (from which English soviet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋɛ́t/

Noun

svȅt m inan

1. council

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	svèt
gen. sing.	svéta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	svèt	svéta	svéti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	svéta	svétov	svétov
dative (dajȃlnik)	svétu	svétoma	svétom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	svèt	svéta	svéte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	svétu	svétih	svétih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	svétom	svétoma	svéti

Further reading

• “svet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran