Svetovid

English

Alternative forms

• Svantevit
• Svetovit

Etymology

Derived from Russian Световит (Svetovit), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy”) and Proto-Slavic *vitъ (“lord”).

Proper noun

Svetovid

1. The chief god of the Slavic tribe of Rani and the Polabian Slavs, ruling over war, fertility, and prosperity.

Translations

west Slavic god of war

• Belarusian: Святавід m (Svjatavid)
• Latin: Suantouitus m
• Old Norse: Svanraviz m (Old Icelandic), Svanteviz (Old Icelandic)
• Polish: Świętowit (pl) m
• Russian: Свентовит m (Sventovit), Световит m (Svetovit), Святовит m (Svjatovit), Свѣтовидъ m (Světovid) (archaic)
• Serbo-Croatian: Световид m, Световит m
• Ukrainian: Святовит m (Svjatovyt), Світовид m (Svitovyd), Святовид m (Svjatovyd)

Further reading

• Svetovid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia