світити

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣтити (světiti), from Proto-Slavic *světìti. By surface analysis, світ (svit) +‎ -и́ти (-ýty).

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Verb

світи́ти (svitýtyimpf

  1. (transitive) to turn on, to ignite (:a source of light)
    Synonyms: засві́чувати impf (zasvíčuvaty), запа́лювати impf (zapáljuvaty)
  2. (intransitive) to shine, to glow, to radiate or reflect light

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