swěty
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- ßwėty
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvʲɪtɨ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwentos, from the root *ḱwen-. 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
- swětki
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “swěty”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “swěty”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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