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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
svȇt (Cyrillic spelling све̑т, definite svȇtī, comparative svetiji)
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
svȇt m inan (Cyrillic spelling све̑т)
Declension
Derived terms
- svètōvnī
- svetóvnōst
- svetòvnjāčkī
- svetòvnjāk
- svetovnjáštvo
- svètskī
- svȅtskōst
References
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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).
Pronunciation
Noun
svet m inan (relational adjective svetový or svetský)
- the world
- the cosmos, the universe, all there is
- stvorenie sveta ― the creation of the world
- our own planet, the Earth, the globe
- cesta okolo sveta ― journey around the world
- foreign lands
- ísť do sveta ― literally, to go to the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places
- people at large, the public
- svet sa mu smeje ― the world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him
- a type of society, the type of life
- tretí svet ― the third world
- svet je už iný ― it is a different world now
- a group of individuals with a common bond
- hokejový svet ― the world of hockey
- a field or sphere
- myšlienkový svet ― the world of ideas
- horizons
- otvoril sa mu nový svet ― new horizons opened up to him
- a realm
- rastlinný svet ― the realm of vegetation
Declension
Derived terms
- sveták
- svetobežník
Further reading
- “svet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
svẹ̑t (comparative svetȇjši, superlative nȁjsvetȇjši)
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
svẹ̑t m inan
- the world
- Synonyms: zemlja, zemeljska obla, zemljekrog
- the cosmos, the universe, all there is
- Synonyms: stvarstvo, vesoljstvo
- stvarjenje sveta ― the creation of the world
- foreign lands
- Synonyms: tujina, inozemstvo, tujinstvo
- iti po svetu ― literally, to go on the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places
- people at large, the public
- a group of individuals with a common bond
- Synonyms: druščina, občestvo, srenja
- svet hokeja ― the world of hockey
- a field or sphere
- Synonyms: občestvo, sfera, stvarstvo
- svet idej ― the world of ideas
- a realm, sphere, domain
- terrain
Declension
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Derived terms
- cel svet
- čutni svet
- dati za cel svet
- denar je svea vladar
- hvaležnost je plačilo sveta
- imeti na svetu kam
- imeti odprt ves svet
- konec sveta
- na svetu
- na ves svet
- naj človek pol sveta obteče, najboljši kruh doma se peče
- narobe svet
- novi svet
- oči sveta
- odkar svet stoji
- odpreti nov svet
- odrezati od sveta
- okno v svet
- oni svet
- podreti svet
- pogledati na svet
- pomagati na svet
- posloviti od sveta
- postaviti svet na glavo
- posvẹ̑tən
- prijokati na svet
- priti danes na svet
- priti na svet
- red vlada svet
- sesuti svet
- spraviti na drugi svet
- spraviti na oni svet
- spraviti na svet
- spremeniti svet
- svẹ́tən
- svetọ̄vən
- svetovljȁn
- svetovljȃnka
- ta svet
- tretji svet
- tuj svet
- v drugačnem svetu
- ves svet
- ves svet se suče okoli koga
- z vsega sveta
- za nič na svetu
- za vse na svetu
- zagledati luč sveta
- živeti med svetom
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian sávjet/sávet, Russian сове́т (sovét) (from which English soviet).
Pronunciation
Noun
svȅt m inan
- council
- Synonyms: konzulta, posvetovalni zbor
- (rare) counselling
- Synonym: svetovanje
- (obsolete) advice
Declension
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Derived terms
- delavski svet
- državni svet
- Ekonomski in socialni svet Organizacije združenih narodov
- hišni svet
- izvršni svet
- mestni svet
- ministrski svet
- Narodni svet
- nasvȅt
- poravnalni svet
- posvȅt
- posvetováti
- potrošniški svet
- Slovenski narodnoosvobodilni svet
- SNOS
- svẹ̑tnik
- svetovȃləc
- svetováti
- tvoja glava, tvoj svet
See also
Further reading
- “svet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “svet”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
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