swěty
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvʲie̯tɨ/, (after a stressed preposition) /ˈsvʲɛtɨ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *svętъ, cognate with Upper Sorbian swjaty.
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
- swěta noc (“Christmas Eve”)
- swětki (“Pentecost”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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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