svět

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See also: svet

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech svět, from Proto-Slavic *světъ (light; world).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

svět m inan (related adjective světový)

  1. world
    celý světthe whole world
    na celém světěin the whole world
    arabský světthe Arab world

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • svět in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • svět in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • svět in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsʋi̯ɛt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsvjɛt/

Noun

svět m inan

  1. world
  2. light

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: svět

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