Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

свят (svjat) +‎ -ски (-ski). The yat (ѣ) in the pre-reform spelling свѣтъ (svět) more clearly indicates the cause in mutation from я to е: under the old orthography, this word is spelled as свѣтски, with the ѣ pronounced as /ɛ/, whereas in the stem свѣт, the yat is rendered in the Eastern dialects as /ja/. In all dialects, however, yat is pronounced as /ɛ/ with the suffix appended, even though some preserve its earlier quality of /ja/ in undeclined forms.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

све́тски (svétski)

  1. worldly, secular
  2. refined, fashionable (of a person or group)

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Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

све́тски (svétski) (not comparable)

  1. global, of the world

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Serbo-Croatian edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sʋětskiː/ (adjective), IPA(key): /sʋětski/ (adverb)
  • Hyphenation: свет‧ски

Adjective edit

свѐтскӣ (Latin spelling svètskī)

  1. (relational) worldly, earthly, mundane
  2. (relational) profane, secular

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Adverb edit

свѐтски (Latin spelling svètski)

  1. globally
  2. in a civilized, cultured way