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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech světiti. By surface analysis, svatý + -it.
Pronunciation
Verb
světit impf (perfective posvětit)
- to consecrate, to sanctify
- to keep holy
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive světit. |
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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světě |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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světíc |
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| plural
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světíce |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “světiti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “světiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “světit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)