swěty

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian swjaty.

Adjective

swěty (comparative swětšy, superlative nejswětšy)

  1. holy
  2. Saint
    swěty Pětš ― Saint Peter
Declension
Declension of swěty
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative swěty swěta swěte swětej swěte
Genitive swětego swěteje swětego swěteju swětych
Dative swětemu swětej swětemu swětyma swětym
Accusative swěty
swětego (animate) 		swětu swěte swětej
swěteju (animate) 		swěte
swětych (optional animate form)
Instrumental swětym swěteju swětym swětyma swětymi
Locative swětem swětej swětem swětyma swětych
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

swěty

  1. nominative/accusative plural of swět

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “swěty”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “swěty”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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