Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svętъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”).
Adjective
Declension
Indefinite declension of *svętъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *svętъ | *svęta | *svęto |
| genitive | *svęta | *svęty | *svęta |
| dative | *svętu | *svętě | *svętu |
| accusative | *svętъ | *svętǫ | *svęto |
| instrumental | *svętomь | *svętojǫ | *svętomь |
| locative | *svętě | *svętě | *svętě |
| vocative | *svęte | *svęto | *svęto |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *svęta | *svętě | *svętě |
| genitive | *svętu | *svętu | *svętu |
| dative | *svętoma | *svętama | *svętoma |
| accusative | *svęta | *svętě | *svętě |
| instrumental | *svętoma | *svętama | *svętoma |
| locative | *svętu | *svętu | *svętu |
| vocative | *svęta | *svętě | *svętě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *svęti | *svęty | *svęta |
| genitive | *svętъ | *svętъ | *svętъ |
| dative | *svętomъ | *svętamъ | *svętomъ |
| accusative | *svęty | *svęty | *svęta |
| instrumental | *svęty | *svętami | *svęty |
| locative | *svętěxъ | *svętaxъ | *svętěxъ |
| vocative | *svęti | *svęty | *svęta |
Definite declension of *svętъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *svętъjь | *svętaja | *svętoje |
| genitive | *svętajego | *svętyję̇ | *svętajego |
| dative | *svętujemu | *svętěji | *svętujemu |
| accusative | *svętъjь | *svętǫjǫ | *svętoje |
| instrumental | *svętyjimь | *svętǫjǫ | *svętyjimь |
| locative | *svętějemь | *svętěji | *svętějemь |
| vocative | *svętъjь | *svętaja | *svętoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *svętaja | *svętěji | *svętěji |
| genitive | *svętuju | *svętuju | *svętuju |
| dative | *svętyjima | *svętyjima | *svętyjima |
| accusative | *svętaja | *svętěji | *svętěji |
| instrumental | *svętyjima | *svętyjima | *svętyjima |
| locative | *svętuju | *svętuju | *svętuju |
| vocative | *svętaja | *svętěji | *svętěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *svętiji | *svętyję̇ | *svętaja |
| genitive | *svętъjixъ | *svętъjixъ | *svętъjixъ |
| dative | *svętyjimъ | *svętyjimъ | *svętyjimъ |
| accusative | *svętyję̇ | *svętyję̇ | *svętaja |
| instrumental | *svętyjimi | *svętyjimi | *svętyjimi |
| locative | *svętyjixъ | *svętyjixъ | *svętyjixъ |
| vocative | *svętiji | *svętyję̇ | *svętaja |
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: sfânt
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свято́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svętъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 476: “adj. o ‘holy, sacred’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “svętъ svęta svęto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c holy (SA 109; PR 138)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “svẹ̑t”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*svę̑tъ”