Archaic word for witness from Proto-Slavic *sъvědъkъ (possibly *sъvědokъ[1]), superseded by Bulgarian свидетел (svidetel) (a loanword from Russian). Formed from the obsolete вям (vjam, “to witness, to have seen”) + -ок (-ok).
све́док • (svédok) m
Notes:
сведок • (svedok) m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | сведок (svedok) | сведоци (svedoci) |
| definite unspecified | сведокот (svedokot) | сведоците (svedocite) |
| definite proximal | сведоков (svedokov) | сведоциве (svedocive) |
| definite distal | сведокон (svedokon) | сведоцине (svedocine) |
| vocative | сведоку (svedoku) | сведоци (svedoci) |
| count form | — | сведока (svedoka) |
свѐдок m (Latin spelling svèdok)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | свѐдок | сведо̀ци |
| genitive | сведо̀ка | сведо́ка̄ |
| dative | сведо̀ку | сведо̀цима |
| accusative | свѐдок | сведо̀ке |
| vocative | свѐдоче | сведо̀ци |
| locative | сведо̀ку | сведо̀цима |
| instrumental | сведо̀ком | сведо̀цима |