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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech svět, from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).
Pronunciation
Noun
svět m inan (related adjective světový)
- world
- celý svět ― the whole world
- na celém světě ― in the whole world
- arabský svět ― the Arab world
Declension
Declension of svět (hard masculine inanimate)
See also
Further reading
- “svět”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “svět”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “svět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
svět m inan
- world
- light
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References