svet
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *svętъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
svȇt (Cyrillic spelling све̑т, definite svȇtī, comparative svetiji)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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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
Pronunciation
Noun
svȇt m (Cyrillic spelling све̑т)
Declension
Declension of svet
Derived terms
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).
Pronunciation
Noun
svet m (genitive singular sveta, nominative plural svety, genitive plural svetov, declension pattern of dub)
- the world
- the cosmos, the universe, all there is
- stvorenie sveta – the creation of the world
- our own planet, the Earth, the globe
- cesta okolo sveta – journey around the world
- foreign lands
- ísť do sveta – literally, to go to the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places
- people at large, the public
- svet sa mu smeje – the world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him
- a type of society, the type of life
- tretí svet – the third world
- svet je už iný – it is a different world now
- a group of individuals with a common bond
- hokejový svet – the world of hockey
- a field or sphere
- myšlienkový svet – the world of ideas
- horizons
- otvoril sa mu nový svet – new horizons opened up to him
- a realm
- rastlinný svet – the realm of vegetation
Declension
Declension of svet
Derived terms
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
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *svętъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
svẹ̑t (comparative svetȇjši, superlative nȁjsvetȇjši)
Inflection
Hard | |||
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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
Noun
svẹ̑t m inan
- the world
- the cosmos, the universe, all there is
- stvarjenje sveta — the creation of the world
- our own planet, the Earth, the globe
- potovanje okoli sveta — journey around the world
- foreign lands
- iti po svetu — literally, to go on the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places
- people at large, the public
- ves svet se mu smeje — the whole world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him
- a type of society, the type of life
- tretji svet — the third world
- to je drug svet — it is a different world now
- a group of individuals with a common bond
- svet hokeja — the world of hockey
- a field or sphere
- svet idej — the world of ideas
- horizons
- odprli so se mu novi svetovi — new horizons opened up to him
- a realm
- rastlinski svet — the realm of vegetation
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, long mixed accent, plural in -ôv- | |||
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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
Noun
svȅt m inan
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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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
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