светъл
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *světьlъ.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editсве́тъл • (svétǎl) (adverb све́тло, abstract noun све́тлост)
- bright, light, fair (color tone)
- lit, lighted, illuminated
- luminary, glimmering
- Synonym: лачен (lačen)
Declension
editPositive forms of све́тъл
Comparative forms of све́тъл
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
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indefinite | по́-све́тъл pó-svétǎl |
по́-све́тла pó-svétla |
по́-све́тло pó-svétlo |
по́-све́тли pó-svétli |
definite (subject form) |
по́-све́тлият pó-svétlijat |
по́-све́тлата pó-svétlata |
по́-све́тлото pó-svétloto |
по́-све́тлите pó-svétlite |
definite (object form) |
по́-све́тлия pó-svétlija |
Superlative forms of све́тъл
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
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indefinite | на́й-све́тъл náj-svétǎl |
на́й-све́тла náj-svétla |
на́й-све́тло náj-svétlo |
на́й-све́тли náj-svétli |
definite (subject form) |
на́й-све́тлият náj-svétlijat |
на́й-све́тлата náj-svétlata |
на́й-све́тлото náj-svétloto |
на́й-све́тлите náj-svétlite |
definite (object form) |
на́й-све́тлия náj-svétlija |
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- светля́ pf (svetljá), светля́вам impf (svetljávam, “to make lighter”) (obsolete, attested in derivatives)
- светлина́ (svetliná), осветле́ние (osvetlénie, “light”)
- светли́к (svetlík, “beam of light”)
Related terms
edit- свят (svjat, “world”)
- съ́вна pf (sǎ́vna), съ́ввам impf (sǎ́vvam, “to brighten”) (dialectal, dated) → съ́мва се (sǎ́mva se, “to dawn, to day-break”)
- свещ (svešt, “candle”)
- цвят (cvjat, “color, flower”)
- цве́тен (cvéten, “colorful”)
References
edit- “светъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свѐтъл”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 543