See also: свѧтъ

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Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣтъ (světŭ), from Proto-Slavic *světъ (light; world).

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  • IPA(key): [sʲvʲet]
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свет (svjetm inan (genitive све́ту, nominative plural све́ты, genitive plural све́таў)

  1. world

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  • свет” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ.

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свет (svetm (plural светови, relational adjective светски or световен)

  1. world
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-.

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свет (svet) (comparative посвет, superlative најсвет, abstract noun светост or светиња)

  1. sacred, holy
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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣтъ (světŭ), from Proto-Slavic *světъ (light; world).

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свет (svetm inan (genitive све́та, uncountable, relational adjective светово́й, diminutive све́тик)

  1. light
    нео́новый светneónovyj svetneon light
    мя́гкий светmjáxkij svetsoft light
    дневно́й светdnevnój svetdaylight
    со́лнечный светsólnečnyj svetsunshine, sunlight
    я́ркий светjárkij svetbright light
    ту́склый светtúsklyj svetdim light
    пучо́к све́таpučók svétabeam of light
    ско́рость све́таskórostʹ svétaspeed of light
    при све́теpri svéteby the light of
    туши́ть светtušítʹ svetturn off the light
    туши́ свет, броса́й грана́ту!
    tuší svet, brosáj granátu!
    (said when something very unusual happens)
    (literally, “turn out the light and toss a grenade!”)
  2. day
  3. radiance
  4. (uncountable) lights, lighting
    Повсю́ду горе́л свет.Povsjúdu gorél svet.The lights were on everywhere.
  5. (uncountable, colloquial) power, electricity
    Опя́ть нет све́та!Opjátʹ net svéta!There’s no power again!
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Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣтъ (světŭ), from Proto-Slavic *světъ (light; world).

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свет (svetm inan (genitive све́та, uncountable)

  1. world, earth, universe:
    Synonym: Вселе́нная (Vselénnaja)
    ча́сти све́таčásti svétaparts of the world
    вокру́г све́таvokrúg svétaround the world
    коне́ц све́таkonéc svétadoomsday, the end of the world, Apocalypse
    весь свет, це́лый светvesʹ svet, célyj svetthe whole world
    я объе́здил це́лый свет, но тебя́ краси́вей нет (poetic)
    ja obʺjézdil célyj svet, no tebjá krasívej net
    I traveled all over the whole world but didn’t find a woman more beautiful than you
    скита́ться по бе́лу све́ту (colloquial)skitátʹsja po bélu svétuto knock about the world
    ни за что на све́те!ni za što na svéte!not for the world!
    бо́льше всего́ на све́теbólʹše vsevó na svéteabove all, above everything
    я люблю́ тебя́ бо́льше всего́ на све́те!
    ja ljubljú tebjá bólʹše vsevó na svéte!
    I love you more than anything
    свет кли́ном не сошёлся (saying)svet klínom ne sošólsjathe world is large enough, there are other fish in the sea
    руга́ть на чём свет стои́тrugátʹ na čom svet stoítto swear like nothing on earth, curse like hell, curse a blue streak
    тот светtot svetthe next world
    отпра́виться на тот свет
    otprávitʹsja na tot svet
    to go to the next world, to die
    появи́ться на светpojavítʹsja na svetto be born, to come into the world
    произвести́ на светproizvestí na svetto give birth
    вы́пустить в светvýpustitʹ v svetto publish, to bring out
    уви́деть светuvídetʹ svetto be born, to be published
    бе́лый светbélyj svetthis world, the world
  2. society, people, aristocracy
    Synonyms: аристокра́тия (aristokrátija), знать (znatʹ)
    вы́сший свет (о́бщества)výsšij svet (óbščestva)upper crust, high society
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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-.

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све̑т (definite све̑тӣ, comparative светији, Latin spelling svȇt)

  1. holy, saint
  2. sanctified
  3. godly
  4. saintly
  5. inviolable
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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (light; world), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-.

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све̑т m (Latin spelling svȇt)

  1. world
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References edit

  • свет” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • свет” in Hrvatski jezični portal