свѣтъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *světъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (bright; shine). Compare Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá, white, bright), Old English hwīt (English white).

Noun

свѣтъ (světŭ) m

  1. light
  2. world

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲet]

Noun

свѣтъ (svět) m inan (genitive свѣ́та, nominative plural свѣ́ты, genitive plural свѣ́товъ)

  1. (obsolete) Pre-1918 spelling of свет (svet).

Declension

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