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 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

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

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

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
Declension of svét (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative svét ind
svéti def		 svéta svéto
accusative nominativeinan or genitiveanim svéto svéto
genitive svétega svéte svétega
dative svétemu svéti svétemu
locative svétem svéti svétem
instrumental svétim svéto svétim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative svéta svéti svéti
accusative svéta svéti svéti
genitive svétih svétih svétih
dative svétima svétima svétima
locative svétih svétih svétih
instrumental svétima svétima svétima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative svéti svéte svéta
accusative svéte svéte svéta
genitive svétih svétih svétih
dative svétim svétim svétim
locative svétih svétih svétih
instrumental svétimi svétimi svétimi

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
Declension of svét (masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv-)
singular dual plural
nominative svét svetôva svetôvi
accusative svét svetôva svetôve
genitive svetá svetôv svetôv
dative svétu svetôvoma svetôvom
locative svétu svetôvih svetôvih
instrumental 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): /ˈsʋét/
  • Tonal orthography: svȅt

Noun

svèt m inan (genitive svéta, nominative plural svéti)

  1. council
Declension
Declension of svèt (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative svèt svéta svéti
accusative svèt svéta svéte
genitive svéta svétov svétov
dative svétu svétoma svétom
locative svétu svétih svétih
instrumental svétom svétoma svéti

Further reading
  • “svet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, 2019
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