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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
свети́ть (svetítʹ) + -ло (-lo)
Noun
свети́ло • (svetílo) n inan (genitive свети́ла, nominative plural свети́ла, genitive plural свети́л)
- heavenly body, celestial body, lamp
- дневно́е свети́ло ― dnevnóje svetílo ― the star of day
- ночны́е свети́ла ― nočnýje svetíla ― the moon and the stars; the lamps of night
- luminary, notability
- свети́ло нау́ки ― svetílo naúki ― a luminary in science
Declension
Etymology 2
Verb
свети́ло • (svetílo)
- neuter singular past indicative imperfective of свети́ть (svetítʹ)