swěty

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvʲie̯tɨ/, (after a stressed preposition) /ˈsvʲɛtɨ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *svętъ, cognate with Upper Sorbian swjaty.

Adjective

swěty (comparative swětšy, superlative nejswětšy)

  1. holy
  2. Saint
    swěty PětšSaint Peter
Declension
Derived terms
  • swěta noc (Christmas Eve)
  • swětki (Pentecost)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

swěty

  1. nominative and accusative plural of swět

Further reading

  • swěty in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • swěty in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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