svet

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-.

• IPA^(key): /sʋêːt/

svȇt (definite svȇtī, comparative svetiji, Cyrillic spelling све̑т)

1. holy, saint
2. sanctified
3. godly
4. saintly
5. inviolable

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-.

• svijȇt (Ijekavian)
• svit (Ikavian)

• IPA^(key): /sʋêːt/

svȇt m (Cyrillic spelling све̑т)

1. world

• “svet” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “svet” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛt/

svet m inan (genitive singular sveta, nominative plural svety, genitive plural svetov, declension pattern of dub)

1. the world
2. the cosmos, the universe, all there is

   stvorenie sveta ― the creation of the world

3. our own planet, the Earth, the globe

   cesta okolo sveta ― journey around the world

4. foreign lands

   ísť do sveta ― literally, to go to the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places

5. people at large, the public

   svet sa mu smeje ― the world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him

6. a type of society, the type of life

   tretí svet ― the third world

   svet je už iný ― it is a different world now

7. a group of individuals with a common bond

   hokejový svet ― the world of hockey

8. a field or sphere

   myšlienkový svet ― the world of ideas

9. horizons

   otvoril sa mu nový svet ― new horizons opened up to him

10. a realm

    rastlinný svet ― the realm of vegetation

• sveták
• svetobežník
• svetový
• svetský

• “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, 2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-.

• IPA^(key): /sʋéːt/
• Rhymes: -eːt
• Hyphenation: svet

svẹ̑t (comparative svetȇjši, superlative nȁjsvetȇjši)

1. sacred
2. holy

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”).

• IPA^(key): /sʋéːt/
• Rhymes: -eːt
• Hyphenation: svet

svẹ̑t m inan

1. the world

   Synonyms: zemlja, zemeljska obla, zemljekrog

2. the cosmos, the universe, all there is

   Synonyms: stvarstvo, vesoljstvo

   stvarjenje sveta ― the creation of the world

3. foreign lands

   Synonyms: tujina, inozemstvo, tujinstvo

   iti po svetu ― literally, to go on the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places

4. people at large, the public

   Synonyms: javnost, ljudje, folk, ljud, ljudstvo, narod, zemljaki, živelj

   ves svet se mu smeje ― the whole world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him

5. a group of individuals with a common bond

   Synonyms: druščina, občestvo, srenja

   svet hokeja ― the world of hockey

6. a field or sphere

   Synonyms: občestvo, sfera, stvarstvo

   svet idej ― the world of ideas

7. a realm, sphere, domain

   Synonyms: področje, območje, delokrog, domena, krog, meje, nebo, objekt, obsežje, pokrajina, polje, poprišče, sfera, tterišče, torišče

   rastlinski svet ― the realm of vegetation

8. terrain

   Synonyms: teren, zemljišče, zemlja

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian sávjet/sávet, Russian сове́т (sovét) (from which English soviet).

• IPA^(key): /sʋɛ́t/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Hyphenation: svet

svȅt m inan

1. council

   Synonyms: konzulta, posvetovalni zbor

2. (rare) counselling

   Synonym: svetovanje

3. (obsolete) advice

   Synonyms: nasvet, napotek, migljaj, napotilo, napotnica, nauk, poduk, uk

• svetiti (“shine”)
• sveča (“candle”)
• Zemlja (“Earth”)
• vesolje (“universe”)
• uprava (“administration”)

• “svet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “svet”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references