свят

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See also: сват

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ.

Alternative forms

Noun

свят (svjatm (relational adjective свето́вен)

  1. world, earth, universe
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ.

Adjective

свят (svjat) (adverb свя́то)

  1. holy, sacred, saint
Declension

References

  • свят”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • свят”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Adjective

свят (svjat)

  1. short masculine singular of свято́й (svjatój)