світило

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

From світи́ти (svitýty) +‎ -ло (-lo). Compare Russian свети́ло (svetílo), Belarusian свяці́ла (svjacíla).

Noun

світи́ло (svitýlon inan or n pers (genitive світи́ла, nominative plural світи́ла, genitive plural світи́л)

  1. (inanimate) celestial body, heavenly body (that emits or reflects light)
    Hypernym: небе́сне ті́ло n (nebésne tílo)
  2. (personal) luminary, leading light
Declension

(inanimate):

(personal):

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

світи́ло (svitýlo)

  1. neuter singular past indicative of світи́ти impf (svitýty)

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