свита

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

According to BER, inherited from Proto-Slavic *svita. Possibly related to Old Church Slavonic свитати (svitati, to illuminate) (whence dialectal Bulgarian сви́тка (svítka, sparkle)).

Pronunciation

Noun

сви́та (svítaf (diminutive сви́тица)

  1. (obsolete) thin woolen fabric, tunic
    Antonym: ша́як (šájak, thick woolen fabric)
Declension

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian свита (svita), ultimately from French suite. Formally, a doublet of сюи́та (sjuíta) (direct French borrowing, meaning “musical suite”)

Pronunciation

Noun

сви́та (svítaf

  1. entourage, cortege, retinue
Declension

References

  • свита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • свита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свита³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 558

Etymology 3

See titular lemma.

Pronunciation

Noun

сви́та (svítan

  1. indefinite plural of сви́то (svíto): rolling papers, wrappings

References

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “свита²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 559

Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from French suite.

Pronunciation

Noun

свита (svitaf (uncountable)

  1. suite, entourage

Declension

Declension of свита
singular
indefinite свита (svita)
definite unspecified свитата (svitata)
definite proximal свитава (svitava)
definite distal свитана (svitana)
vocative свито (svito)

Russian

Etymology

Via Polish świta or German Suite from French suite.

Pronunciation

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Noun

сви́та (svítaf inan (genitive сви́ты, nominative plural сви́ты, genitive plural свит)

  1. suite, escort, retinue, entourage
  2. (geology) suite
    • 1944, Казимир Калицкий [Kazimir Kalitsky], “Часть I. Современные методы поисков нефтяных залежей. Миграция нефти. Замечания общего характера”, in Научные основы поисков нефти; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Совреме́нные гео́логи противопоставля́ют реа́льным нефтено́сным сви́там осо́бые гипотети́ческие нефтепроизводя́щие сви́ты, в кото́рых происхо́дит я́кобы генера́ция не́фти.
      Sovreménnyje geólogi protivopostavljájut reálʹnym neftenósnym svítam osóbyje gipotetíčeskije nefteproizvodjáščije svíty, v kotóryx proisxódit jákoby generácija néfti.
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Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свита”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress