svet

See also: svět

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *svętъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋêːt/

Adjective

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋêːt/

Noun

svȇt m (Cyrillic spelling све̑т)

  1. world
Declension
Derived terms

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • svet in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *svętъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋéːt/
  • Tonal orthography: svẹ̑t

Adjective

svét (comparative svetêjši, superlative nàjsvetêjši)

  1. sacred
  2. holy
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋéːt/
  • Tonal orthography: svẹ̑t

Noun

svét m inan (genitive svetá, nominative plural svetôvi)

  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
Declension

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋét/
  • Tonal orthography: svȅt

Noun

svèt m inan (genitive svéta, nominative plural svéti)

  1. council
Declension

Further reading

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